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SF Dragon: Few creatures of folklore and mythology conjure up the mental images of the dragon. Also known as wurm, wyrm and firedrake, these mercurial creatures pervade almost every pantheon of classical mythology and have become an integral inclusion of an entire genre of fantasy literature. Physical characteristics of dragons also vary but several consistencies are usually present. The beasts are typically depicted as huge lizards, larger than elephants on average. Long fangs are generally accepted as are twin horns of varying length. SF Basilisk: The mythical king of the serpents. The basilisk, or cockatrice, is a creature that is born from a spherical, yolkless egg, laid during the days of Sirius (the Dog Star) by a seven-year-old rooster and hatched by a toad. SF Manticore: A monstrous creature which inhabits the forests in Asia, especially in Indonesia, Malaysia and India. The manticore, considered to be the most dangerous predator in these regions, has the body of a lion and a head with human resemblance. The mouth is filled with three rows of razor-sharp teeth and the scaled tail ends in a ball with poisonous darts. The monster stalks through the forest in search of humans. SF Aeshma: Fury". One of the Daevas, Aesma Daeva ("madness") is the demon of lust and anger, wrath and revenge. His wrath is mainly directed towards the cow. He is the personification of violence, a lover of conflict and war. Together with the demon of death, Asto Vidatu, he chases the souls of the deceased when they rise to heaven. The Jewish evil spirit Asmodeus is derived from his image. His eternal opponent is Sraosa. SF Mara: One of the two transcedent powers in Indian lore, Mara is the master magician of illusion, and became in Buddhist belief the Evil One. It was he who assailed the original Buddha, Gautama, as the priest lay in meditation under the Bo Tree. But Gautama gathered the gods to him, and Mara, shamed, retired. It is believed that he waits on the edge of the world, waiting to seize the souls of the dying. He is portrayed as a demonic creature with a hundred arms that rides an elephant. SF Astaroth: Goddess of lust, seduction. Same as Ishtar. Turned male in christian mythology - Lord Treasurer of Hell. Prince of accusers and inquisitors. Demon of vanity and sloth. One of the 72 spirits of Solomon. Thanks to Warren for this one. SB Nephilim: The nephilim are the mythical Old Testament descendants of angels and humans. They are the reason Jehova wiped out everybody but Noah and his family and are the "men of legend and reknown". Goliath was the last of their kindI couldn't find this one. Thanks to Trak-e23 SB Taurvi: Later texts refer to Ahura Mazda as having created six (sometimes seven) Amesha Spenta, or archangels. Angra Mainya also created a council of six (sometimes seven) archdemons. The archdemons (daevas) are known as Aka Manah, Indra, Sauru, Taurvi, Zairitsha, and Naonhaithya (the seventh is Aeshma). Thanks to Warren for this one SB Nahema: Nahema (or Naamah) is a sister of Lilith and a demoness of prostitution (along with Iggereth bath Mahalat and Eisheth Zenunim). Thanks to Warren for this one SB Seraphim: Divine creatures from the Old Testament, associated with the Cherubim, and later taken to be angels. The root of Seraphim comes either from the Hebrew verb saraph ('to burn') or the Hebrew noun saraph (a fiery, flying serpent). Because the term appears several times with reference to the serpents encountered in the wilderness (Num. 21.8, Deut. 8.15; Isa. 14.29; 30.6), it has often been understood to refer to "fiery serpents. SC Cain: The eldest son of Adam. According to Genesis (4), God rejected his grain offering while accepting the animal offering of his brother Abel. Cain murdered his brother and was compelled to wander the earth as a fugitive and vagabond. SC Rakshasa: In ancient Hindu myth, they are a classification of evil spirits who, on occasion, can sometimes also be friendly. They often battle the gods and are thought to hurt people at night. The Rakshas are led by Ravana, their king, and are the eternal enemies of Vishnu, one of the foremost divinities of the Hindu pantheon. The Rakshas are the descendants of Rishi Kashyapa, a sage and a seer. They usually appear in the shape of a dog or a bird with a fat body, or as a skeleton. SC Lilith: A female demon of the night who supposedly flies around searching for newborn children either to kidnap or strangle them. Also, she sleeps with men to seduce them into propagating demon sons. Legends told about Lilith are ancient. SCv Moloch: "King". The sun god of the Canaanites (Ammonites?) in old Palestine and sometimes associated with the Sumerian Baal, although Moloch (or Molekh) was entirely malevolent. In the 8th-6th century BCE, firstborn children were sacrificed to him by the Israelites in the Valleye of Hinnom, south-east of Jerusalem (see also Gehenna). These sacrifices to the sun god were made to renew the strength of the sun fire. SD Demon: An evil spirit. SD Lucifer: In medieval Christian theology the name of the chief of angels who rebelled against God and was cast down into Hell. He is identified with Satan. Also is Latin for "Light Bearing." Perhaps this refers to it's two light beamcannons it used to destroy enemies with. Thanks to BryguyB@aol.com for this information. SD Ravana: The ten-headed demon king of Ceylon in Hindu myth. With his forces of Rakshas he kidnappes Sita but she is rescued but Rama, who kills Ravana. SJ Sathanas: Sathanas is just another way to say satan. 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