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Other Names |
Beelzebul, Belzebuth, Ba'al Zabub |
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Jewish Theology |
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Jewish Theology |
Origin[]
Ba'al Zabub or Beelzebub also spelled Beelzebul or Belzebuth, and occasionally known as the Lord of the Flies, is a name derived from a Philistine god, formerly worshipped in Ekron, and later adopted by some Abrahamic religions as a major demon. The name Beelzebub is associated with the Canaanite god Baal.
In theological sources, predominantly Christian, Beelzebub is another name for Satan. He is known in demonology as one of the seven deadly demons or seven princes of Hell, Beelzebub representing gluttony and envy. The Dictionnaire Infernal describes Beelzebub as a being capable of flying, known as the "Lord of the Flyers", or the "Lord of the Flies".
Public Domain Literary Appearances[]
- The Bible
- The Lanterne of Light (1409-1410)
- Treatise on Confessions by Evildoers and Witches Beelzebub (1589)
- Admirable History (1612)
- Paradise Lost (1667)
- The Pilgrim's Progress (1678)
- Of Beelzebub and his Plot (1693)
Public Domain Comic Appearances[]
- Captain Marvel Jr. #4, 6
- Ibis the Invincible #5: In the story titled The Devil's Ibistick, Beezlebub attempted to find the second Ibistick to defeat Ibis the Invincible. After using time travel magic to view when Ibis first received his powers, He discovered that the stick was in a mummy's sarcophagus. Ibis arrived to stop him and the to fight and the demon used the stick's magic to protect his devil minions from Ibis. However then the statue of the Egyptian god Thoth comes to life and punished Beelzebub for using the Ibistick for evil purposes.
Notes[]
- The protagonist of the manga Sand Land by Akira Toriyama is named after Beelzebub.