Justbec
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The Family of Demons
I found this and wanted to share. 
Demons exist in every crack and crevice of the globe. In Japan the are called oni, in India devas, in England bogies and in Scotland gyres; but by any name, fiendish spirits are up to no good. Demonologists throughout the ages have tried to sort out a hierarchy of demons, leaving a morass of definitions in their wake. It is generally agreed that, although certain similarities exist, we pitiful humans have no way of knowing whether we are dealing with a good spirit or an evil one. To be on the safe side, one should expect the worst. According to Guazzo's Compdenium Meleficarum (1608) there are six families, or genera, of demons.
Fiery The first are demons who dwell in the upper air and will not touch ground or cause trouble until the Last Judgment.
Aerial The second are devils who stir up the atmosphere and cause turbulence, storms, hurricanes, and thundering tempests as they try to destroy mankind. These creatures may descend into Hell and will make themselves visible to humans if called upon to do so.
Terrestrial Living in forests, glens and knolls, these hellions lay in wait for unexpecting passersby. One is apt to find them in a lonely field or behind a rocky outpost, giving false directions to lost travelers. Off all the families, these demons are the most common; they live secretly among people, mimicking their habits and befriending them in order to learn their darkest secrets and betray them.
Aqueous Living in oceans, rivers, and streams, these powers of darkness raise storms at sea, sink ships, and drown swimmers. Associated with mermaids and the sirens from the Iliad, they frequently appear in seductive female forms. Their leader is the ignominous beast Leviathan.
Subterranean This batch of demons lives in caves and caverns and harasses miners and other workers who toil beneath the earth. They are the source of earthquakes, wildfire, and dry, hot winds that scourge the earth.
Heliophobic The final breed of demons are the most malicious. Homicidal and merciless, these demons only appear at night and, with one blast of their noixious, icy breath, will kill a person who has the misfortune of running into them.
Within these families of demons are subcreatures who have populated bad dreams and haunted human beings for centuries, some of which serve a specific purpose.
Heathen activities such as dancing, blasphemy, promiscuity, miserliness, tyranny, laziness, gambling, and pride all have their patron demons. Diseases like asthma, croup, insanity, and indigestion are also caused by particular devils, as are phobias of heights, water, and flying. In fact, almost ervery blight on the face of the earth can be attributed to some sort of evil spirit of the same name. Of the millions of demons, a few stand out in their foul ignominy.
These will be explained in future posts.
http://www.angelfire.com/realm/shades/demons/familytree1.htm
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10/15/2009, 8:02 am
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Very cool...didn't know about the various classes, that's interesting.
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10/15/2009, 12:06 pm
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Justbec
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Re: The Family of Demons
Ahrimanes
In a Persian tale that influenced developement of the Christian idea of evil, the Ahrimanes are angels that followed their leader, Ahriman, to stage a revolt against the principle of good, known as Orzud or Ormazd.
Ahriman and his followers were expelled and went to live on earth, where they were rejected. As revenge, Ahrimanes injured the earth's inhabitants.
They now live in the space between the stars and the earth.
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10/22/2009, 9:14 am
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