Ördög
Ördög
AKA Ürdüng, Erlik
Titles:
Ruler of the Dark, The Incorrigible
Culture:
Hungarian
Appearance:
A biped, Ördög possesses a male human torso and upper body, with the lower body of a black goat equipped with cloven hooves, large horns and a tail sporting a sharp blade at its end. He is also endowed with an abnormally large phallus, similar to a Greek satyr. Is sometimes depicted brandishing a pitchfork.
Purpose/Role:
- Dwells in Pokol, the Hungarian underworld, where he stirs a giant cauldron filled with the souls of the damned
- Is constantly on the lookout for more souls to collect
- Visits Earth in the form of a fox, dark flame or shepherd and tests humans by various means to ascertain how corruptible they are
- Displays a tendency to hide in the walls of human households and emit subtle yet bizarre, high-pitched noises
- Is identified with Satan or the Devil by Christians
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Cannibal of the North, The Insatiable
Jinn (pl.)
One Concealed from the Senses, Ethereal Mortal
Pazuzu
King of the Demons of the Wind, Demon of the Southwest Wind
Mara
Enlightenment Antagonist, Basker in Destruction
Moloch
Immolator of Infant Souls, Imposer of Human Sacrifice
Incubus
Male Sex Fiend, Invader of Dreams, Corrupter of Women