Demon (disambiguation)
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A demon
is a malevolent being in mythology or occultism.
Demon may also refer to:
Demon
call - 1347 531 7769 for more infoIn Ancient Near Eastern religions as well as in the Abrahamic traditions, including ancient and medieval Christian demonology, a demon is considered an "unclean spirit" which may cause demonic possession, to be addressed with an act of exorcism...
is a malevolent being in mythology or occultism.
Demon may also refer to:
- Daemon (classical mythology), a spirit in classical Greek mythology
- Unclean spiritUnclean spiritIn English translations of the Bible, unclean spirit is a common rendering of Greek pneuma akatharton , which in its single occurrence in the Septuagint translates Hebrew ....
, the agent of a demonic possession - Demon (thought experiment)Demon (thought experiment)In thought experiments philosophers occasionally imagine entities with special abilities as a way to pose tough intellectual challenges or highlight apparent paradoxes. Examples include:...
, an entity in a type of thought experiment- Maxwell's demonMaxwell's demonIn the philosophy of thermal and statistical physics, Maxwell's demon is a thought experiment created by the Scottish physicist James Clerk Maxwell to "show that the Second Law of Thermodynamics has only a statistical certainty." It demonstrates Maxwell's point by hypothetically describing how to...
- Laplace's demonLaplace's demonIn the history of science, Laplace's demon was the first published articulation of causal or scientific determinism by Pierre-Simon Laplace in 1814...
- Maxwell's demon
- Demon (volcano)Demon (volcano)Demon is a stratovolcano located at the northern end of Iturup Island, Kuril Islands, Russia....
- Demon butterflies, several species of the butterfly tribe AncistroidiniAncistroidiniThe Ancistroidini are a tribe in the Hesperiinae subfamily of skipper butterflies. They are often blackish in base color; several of the genera contain the species commonly called "demon butterflies" or "demon skippers". As most Hesperiinae have not yet been assigned to tribes, more genera are...
- Demon, TogoDemon, TogoDemon is a village in the Bassar Prefecture in the Kara Region of north-western Togo.-External links:**...
Literature
- Demon (novel)Demon (novel)Demon is a Locus nominated 1984 science fiction novel by John Varley. It is the third and final book in his Gaea Trilogy.- Plot summary :Demon takes place in the years 2113 through 2121, thirteen to twenty-one years after the events of Wizard...
, by John Varley - "Demon" (poem)Demon (poem)Demon is a poem by Mikhail Lermontov, written in several versions in the years 1829 to 1839. It is considered a masterpiece of European Romantic poetry....
, by Mikhail Lermontov - Demons (Star Trek novel)Demons (Star Trek novel)Demons is a Star Trek: The Original Series novel written by J.M. Dillard.-Plot:A strange device found by a scientific expedition is taken to the planet Vulcan. It begins taking people over one by one, replacing them with malevolent power-hungry entities...
, a 1986 Star Trek: The Original Series novel - The Demon (novel), by Hubert Selby, Jr.Hubert Selby, Jr.Hubert "Cubby" Selby, Jr. was a 20th century American writer. His best-known novels are Last Exit to Brooklyn and Requiem for a Dream . Both novels were later adapted into films within his lifetime....
- Demons (Shannara)Demons (Shannara)Demons is a common name for many different creatures in the Shannara series of epic fantasy novels by Terry Brooks. The 'true' demons were sealed long ago within an alternate universe, named the Forbidding; this prison is 'maintained' by the Ellcrys, a sacred Elven tree; if she dies, the Forbidding...
, a common name for many different creatures in the Shannara series of epic fantasy novels - Demons (novel), by Fyodor Dostoevsky
- "Dimension traveler," a class of characters in the MythAdventuresMythAdventuresMythAdventures or Myth Adventures is a fantasy series by Robert Lynn Asprin and Jody Lynn Nye. After twelve novels by Asprin, published 1978 to 2002, he and Nye continued the series with seven more books...
series - A family of characters in the Artemis FowlArtemis Fowl (series)Artemis Fowl is a series of fantasy novels written by Irish author Eoin Colfer and all the books are best sellers, starring the teenage criminal mastermind Artemis Fowl II. The author summed up the series as: "Die Hard with fairies." There are seven novels in the series; the first was published in...
series - The Demons which appear in The DemonataThe DemonataThe Demonata is a series of books by best selling author Darren Shan. It deals with the world of demons . The series is told by three different protagonists: Grubbs Grady, Kernel Fleck, and Bec MacConn, the latter of which is the first female protagonist in a Darren Shan book...
, by Darren Shan - Demonic: How the Liberal Mob Is Endangering AmericaDemonic: How the Liberal Mob Is Endangering AmericaDemonic: How the Liberal Mob is Endangering America is a book by best-selling author and conservative columnist Ann Coulter, published in 2011.In describing her book, Coulter told CBS News anchor Jeff Glor:...
, a book by political commentator Ann CoulterAnn CoulterAnn Hart Coulter is an American lawyer, conservative social and political commentator, author, and syndicated columnist. She frequently appears on television, radio, and as a speaker at public events and private events...
Comics
- Demons in the Marvel Universe, several Marvel characters
- Etrigan the Demon, a DC comics character
Television
- Demons (TV series)Demons (TV series)Demons is a pilot episode of a proposed drama series, initially competing to run as part of the CBS primetime schedule during Fall 2007. Demons was created by Barbara Hall, who also created Joan of Arcadia. The pilot starred Ron Eldard and Harold Perrineau. The pilot was not picked up by the network....
a British TV series which began airing in 2009 - "Demon" (Star Trek: Voyager)Demon (Star Trek: Voyager)"Demon" is an episode of Star Trek: Voyager, the 24th episode of the fourth season. The episode has an average rating of 3.2/5 on the official Star Trek website .-Plot :...
, an episode of Star Trek: Voyager - "Demons" (The X-Files)Demons (The X-Files)"Demons" is a 1997 episode of The X-Files television series. It was the twenty-third episode broadcast in the show's fourth season. "Demons" features Mulder waking up in a hotel with blood all over him and no memory how it happened...
, a 1997 episode of The X-Files television series - "Demons" (Star Trek: Enterprise), the title of a Star Trek: Enterprise television episode from season four
- "Demons" (Stargate SG-1)
- The DæmonsThe DæmonsThe Dæmons is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in five weekly parts from May 22 to June 19, 1971.-Plot:...
, a 1971 Doctor Who serial - "The Demon" (Yu-Gi-Oh! GX)
- Demon (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), several fictional supernatural species
- Azazel (Supernatural)Azazel (Supernatural)Azazel is a fictional character on The CW Television Network's drama and horror television series Supernatural. He serves as the primary antagonist during the first two seasons. A demon, he feeds his blood to infants so that they will grow up to develop demonic abilities. His endgame of using one...
, a fictional character often referred to as "The Demon" - Demon (Supernatural), the fictional villains of the series
- Demons (TV pilot), a pilot episode of a proposed U.S. drama series
Film
- Demons (film)DemoniDèmoni is a 1985 Italian horror film directed by Lamberto Bava and produced by Dario Argento. The screenplay was written by Bava, Argento, Franco Ferrini, and Dardano Sacchetti, from a story by Sacchetti...
, a 1985 Italian horror film - The Demon (1978 film)The Demon (1978 film)The Demon is a 1978 Japanese psychological drama directed by Yoshitaro Nomura and written by Masato Ide, based on the novel by Seicho Matsumoto.-Plot:...
, a Japanese drama - God Told Me ToGod Told Me ToGod Told Me To is a 1976 science fiction/horror film written and directed by Larry Cohen...
, a 1976 American horror film also called Demon
Music
- Demon (band)Demon (band)Demon are an English rock/metal group, formed in 1979 by vocalist Dave Hill and guitarist Mal Spooner, both hailing from Leek, Staffordshire. They drew their initial audience from the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement in 1980....
, an English rock/metal group formed in 1979 - Demons (band)Demons (band)"Demons" is a punk rock/garage punk band from Sweden. The band includes quotation marks in their name to differentiate themselves from other bands with a similar name. Their music has been described as "punk 'n' roll", but the band claims it should only be described as high-energy rock. Their...
, a punk rock/garage punk band from Sweden - Demons (Spiritual Beggars album), 2005
- Demons (Cowboy Junkies album)Demons (Cowboy Junkies album)Demons is an album by the Canadian rock band Cowboy Junkies, released in 2011. It contains eleven Vic Chesnutt covers. It is Volume Two of the Nomad Series.-Track listing:# "Wrong Piano"# "Flirted With You All My Life"# "See You Around"...
, 2011 - Demon, an album by EnvelopesEnvelopes (band)Envelopes is an indie-pop band with members hailing from Sweden and France.- History :Envelopes' debut album Demon was released in the UK in August 2005 and in America in April 2006. The album was recorded at Henrik Orrling's family farm in Sweden, where the video for their single Sister in Love...
- "Demons" (Fatboy Slim song)Demons (Fatboy Slim song)"Demons" is a song by English big beat musician Fatboy Slim, featuring Grammy Award-winning American R&B-soul singer Macy Gray. The song was released as a single from Slim's 2000 album Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars, and later appeared on Gray's 2004 greatest hits compilation The Very...
, 2001 - "Demons" (Guster song)Demons (Guster song)Demons is Guster's second single released off the Goldfly album. It is also on the live CD and DVD Guster on Ice.The song was also featured on the 1998 charity album Live in the X Lounge....
- "Demons" (Brian McFadden song)Demons (Brian McFadden song)"Demons" was the fourth single taken from Irish singer Brian McFadden's debut solo album Irish Son. The song failed to match the success of his previous solo releases, and was unable to reach the top ten on the UK Singles Chart. The song peaked at #24 on the Irish Singles Chart and #28 on the UK...
- "Demons" (Super Furry Animals song)Demons (Super Furry Animals song)"Demons" is the eighth single by Super Furry Animals and the last to be taken from the album Radiator. It reached #27 on the UK Singles Chart on its release in November 1997.The video was filmed in Colombia.-Release and critical reception:...
, 1997 - "Demons", a song by Avenged Sevenfold on the album Diamonds in the RoughLive in the LBC & Diamonds in the RoughDiamonds in the Rough -Personnel:Avenged Sevenfold* M. Shadows – lead vocals* Synyster Gates – lead guitar, backing vocals* Zacky Vengeance – rhythm guitar, backing vocals...
- "Demons", a single by Fenech-SolerFenech-SolerFenech-Soler are a British electropop band from Kings Cliffe, Northamptonshire that formed in 2006. It consists of four members: Ross Duffy, Ben Duffy, Daniel Soler and Andrew Lindsay. The name Fenech-Soler is taken from Daniel Soler's full surname, which is Maltese...
- "The Demon", the on-stage persona of Gene SimmonsGene SimmonsGene Simmons is an Israeli-American entrepreneur, singer-songwriter, actor, and rock bassist. Known as "The Demon", he is the bassist/vocalist of Kiss, a hard rock band he co-founded in the early 1970s.-Early life:...
of KISS - The Demon (opera)The Demon (opera)The Demon is an opera in three acts by Russian composer Anton Rubinstein. The work was composed in 1871. The libretto was by Pavel Viskovatov, based on the poem of the same name by Mikhail Lermontov.-Background:...
by Anton Rubinstein - Demonic (album)Demonic (album)Demonic is the seventh studio album by American heavy metal band Testament. It was released in 1997. The lyrics deal with occult themes akin to their 1980s efforts, instead of the political topics covered on more recent releases....
, studio album by American heavy metal band Testament
Vehicles
- Hawker Demon, a Royal Air Force biplane
- F3H DemonF3H DemonThe McDonnell F3H Demon was a subsonic swept-wing United States Navy carrier-based jet fighter aircraft. After severe problems with Westinghouse J40 engine that was ultimately abandoned, the successor to the McDonnell F2H Banshee served starting in 1956 redesigned with the J71 engine...
, a United States Navy fighter aircraft - Dodge Demon, a variant of the Dodge DartDodge DartThe Dodge Dart is an automobile built by the Dodge division of the Chrysler Corporation from 1960-1976 in North America, with production extended to later years in various other markets. The Dart was introduced as a lower-priced, shorter wheelbase, full-size Dodge in 1960 and 1961, became a...
automobile - Demon (UAV)Demon (UAV)-External links:* * * baesystems.com...
, an aircraft built by BAE Systems
Roller coasters
- Demon (Kings Island)Demon (Kings Island)The Screamin' Demon , a shuttle loop roller coaster designed by Arrow Dynamics, was the first forward- and backward-looping roller coaster in the United States....
- Demon (Six Flags Great America), a 1976 multi-looping roller coaster at Six Flags Great America
- Demon (California's Great America)Demon (California's Great America)Demon is a multi-looping roller coaster at California's Great America with an identical twin at Six Flags Great America. Both coasters opened in 1976 as Turn of the Century and were remodeled to Demon in 1980.-Turn of the Century:...
, identical twin
- Demon (California's Great America)
- Dæmonen, a roller coaster at Tivoli Gardens
- Zoomerang (Alabama Adventure)Zoomerang (Alabama Adventure)Zoomerang is a Vekoma Boomerang roller coaster that operates at Alabama Adventure in Bessemer, Alabama. It originally opened in 1988 as Titan at World Expo Park in Brisbane, Australia. It closed after only one season before opening as Demon in 1992 at Wonderland in Sydney...
, a roller coaster formerly called the Demon - The Demon (Wonderland Sydney)The Demon (Wonderland Sydney)The Demon was a Vekoma Boomerang roller coaster that operated at Wonderland Sydney in New South Wales, Australia. It originally opened in 1988 as Titan at World Expo Park in Brisbane, Australia, before reopening in Wonderland Sydney in 1992...
, a Vekoma Boomerang roller coaster at Wonderland Sydney in New South Wales, Australia
Companies
- Demon InternetDemon InternetDemon Internet is a British Internet Service Provider. It was one of the UK's earliest ISPs, especially targeting the "dialup" audience. It started on 1 June 1992 from an idea posted on CIX by Cliff Stanford of Demon Systems Ltd. The branch in the Netherlands started in 1996, and was sold to KPN...
, an Internet service provider now a subsidiary of Cable & Wireless
Sports
- Dale TorborgDale TorborgDale Christian Torborg is an American baseball trainer and former professional wrestler. He is the son of former Major League Baseball manager Jeff Torborg. He is currently the conditioning coordinator for the Chicago White Sox....
(born 1971), professional wrestler performing in WCW under the name The Demon - Melbourne Football ClubMelbourne Football ClubThe Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League , based in Melbourne, Victoria....
, an Australian Football League team - Cardiff DemonsCardiff DemonsCardiff Demons RLFC are a rugby league side who play out of St. Albans RFC in the east of Cardiff, Wales. They play in the Welsh Premier of the Rugby League Conference.-History:...
, a Welsh rugby league team
Games
- Canfield (solitaire)Canfield (solitaire)Canfield is a solitaire card game with a very low probability to win. According to legend, it is originally a casino game, named after the casino owner who is said to have invented it. In England, it is known as Demon.-The story behind the game:...
, a Solitaire game which in England is called Demon - Demon (Dungeons & Dragons)Demon (Dungeons & Dragons)In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, demons are the most widespread race of fiends. The demons are chaotic evil by nature, and are native to the Abyss...
- SPARTANSpartanA Spartan is a person from the Greek city Sparta or the ancient Greek city-state of the same name. In the latter context, the term "Spartan" in its most technical sense refers to a member of the Spartiate caste and under some usages also encompasses the class of mothakes, residents of Sparta who...
s as referred to as Demons by the Covenant in the Halo video game series - Demon (video game), a 1982 monochrome vector arcade game from Rock-Ola
See also
- Daemon (disambiguation)
- DaimonDaimonDaimon is an Ancient Greek word referring to lesser supernatural beings, including minor gods and the spirits of dead heroes.It may also refer to:- People :* Daimon Shelton , professional American football player...
- Demone
- Algol, a star known colloquially as "the demon star"