What demon from Assyrian and Babylonian mythology is battled by Father Damien Karras in "The Exorcist" film series?
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Lankester Merrin Merrin, an elderly priest and paleontologist on an archeological dig in Iraq, finds images of the demon Pazuzu and subsequently experiences other unusual phenomena. He had previously faced the demon many years ago during an exorcism in Africa. The find sparks a premonition that he will battle the demon again in a distant land. Merrin does not appear again until much later in the novel, when he joins the protagonist, Father Damien Karras, in Washington, D.C. to exorcise the demon from the body of a young girl. Merrin, who has a heart condition for which he takes nitroglycerin, dies during the ritual, leaving the inexperienced Karras to complete the exorcism himself.
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Pazuzu (The Exorcist) Pazuzu is the main antagonist in "The Exorcist" horror novels and film series, created by William Peter Blatty. Blatty derived the character from Assyrian and Babylonian mythology, where Pazuzu was considered the king of the demons of the wind, and the son of the god Hanbi. In "The Exorcist", Pazuzu appears as a demon who possesses Regan MacNeil.
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Lahamu Lahamu (also Lakhamu, Lachos, Lumasi, or Assyro-Akkadian Lammasu) was the first-born daughter of Tiamat and Abzu in Akkadian mythology. With her brother Lahmu she is the mother of Anshar and Kishar, who were in turn parents of the first gods. Lahamu is sometimes seen as a serpent, and sometimes as a woman with a red sash and six curls on her head. It is suggested that the pair were represented by the silt of the sea-bed, but more accurately are known to be the representations of the zodiac, parent-stars, or constellations.
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Ninkilim The god Ninkilim, inscribed nin-PEŠ, is a widely referenced Mesopotamian deity from Sumerian to later Babylonian periods whose minions include wildlife in general and vermin in particular. His name, "Nin-kilim", means "Lord Rodent," where rodent, pronounced "šikku" but rendered nin-ka, is a homograph.
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Zalambur In Islamic demonology, Zalambur (alternate spelling Zalanboor) () is the son of Iblis. He is a demon who presides over dishonest and fraudulent business transactions. Said to have four brothers: Awar (اعور or لأعوار), Dasim (داسم), Sut (مسوط), and Tir (ثبر).
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Kappa (folklore) A kappa (河童 , lit. "river child") , also known as kawatarō (川太郎 ) , komahiki (駒引 , lit. "horse puller") , or kawatora (川虎 , lit. "river tiger") is a yōkai demon or imp found in traditional Japanese folklore. The name is a combination of the words "kawa" (river) and "wappa", a variant form of 童 "warawa" (also "warabe") "child." In Shintō they are considered to be one of many "suijin" (水神,“water deity”), their "yorishiro", or one of their temporary appearances. A hairy "kappa" is called a hyōsube (ひょうすべ ) . In Japanese Buddhism they are considered to be a kind of hungry ogres. Therefore, Sha Wujing, who is a character from the Chinese story "Journey to the West" is described like a "kappa" in Japan. Kappa are distinguished as having a small pool of water suspended on top of their head, signifying their life force and habitat.
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Shamsiel Shamsiel (Aramaic: שִׁמשִׁיאֵל, Greek: Σεμιήλ), also spelled Samsâpêêl, "Shamshel", "Shashiel" or "Shamshiel", was the 16th Watcher of the 20 leaders of the 200 fallen angels that are mentioned in an ancient work called the Book of Enoch. The name means "sun of God", which is fitting since it has been said that Shamsiel taught men the songs of the sun during the days of Jared or Yered. Shamash (the Babylonian sun god) may share some mythological basis with Shamsiel.
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Marbas In demonology, Marbas or Barbas is a demon described in the Ars Goetia. He is described as the Great President of Hell governing thirty-six legions of demons. He answers truly on hidden or secret things, causes and heals diseases, teaches mechanical arts, and changes men into other shapes. He is depicted as a great lion that, under the conjurer's request, changes shape into a man.
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Kus (god) Kus is a god of herdsmen in Sumerian, Babylonian, and Akkadian mythology. He is identified in the "Theogony of Dunnu".
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Scorpion man Scorpion men are featured in several Akkadian language myths, including the "Enûma Elish" and the Babylonian version of the Epic of "Gilgamesh". They were also known as aqrabuamelu or girtablilu. The Scorpion Men are described to have the head, torso, and arms of a man and the body of a scorpion.
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Al Basty Al Basty (Turkish: "Albastı"; Tatar, Kyrgyz, Kazakh: "Албасты", Chuvash: "Алпастă", Azerbaijanese: "Albasdı", Russian: "Албасты́") or Al Kardai is an ancient female spirit, the personification of guilt, found in folklore throughout the Caucasus mountains, with origins going as far back as Sumerian mythology.
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Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible The Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible (DDD) is an academic reference work edited by Karel van der Toorn, Bob Becking and Pieter W. van der Horst which contains academic articles on the named gods, angels, and demons in the books of the Hebrew Bible, Septuagint and Apocrypha, as well as the New Testament and patristic literature.
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The Exorcist III The Exorcist III is a 1990 American supernatural horror film written and directed by William Peter Blatty. It is the third installment of "The Exorcist" franchise and a film adaptation of Blatty's novel, "Legion" (1983). The film stars George C. Scott, Ed Flanders, Jason Miller, Scott Wilson and Brad Dourif. This is the only "The Exorcist" film not to be distributed theatrically by Warner Bros., though Warner Bros. subsequently gained international distribution rights.
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Millennium Earl The Millennium Earl (千年伯爵 , Sennen Hakushaku ) , also known as "the Creator" and "Adam", is a fictional character in the manga series "D.Gray-man" by Katsura Hoshino. Introduced as the series' main antagonist, the Earl's role is to help revive the dead and turn them into demons known as Akuma. With Akuma, a group known as the Noah Family plans to destroy humanity. The Earl takes an interest in the protagonist: young exorcist Allen Walker, who is connected to the Noah. He plans to join Allen and reveal his own past when he learns that the exorcist is the successor of the 14th Noah, Nea. The character also appears in the second light novel based on the series.
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Allen Walker Allen Walker (Japanese: アレン・ウォーカー , Hepburn: Aren Wōkā ) is the fictional protagonist of the manga series "D.Gray-man", created by Japanese artist and writer Katsura Hoshino. In the series, set on 19th-century Earth, Walker is a teenager who joins the Black Order (a group of soldiers known as Exorcists). As an Exorcist, Allen uses a mysterious object (Innocence) to fight the demons known as Akuma. Allen's Innocence, which initially assumes the form of a giant left arm, evolves to give him new abilities. Allen uses these powers to fight the Millennium Earl (who created an army of Akuma to destroy the world) and his superhuman followers, the Noah Family. He learns that he is connected to the Noah, and might become one of them.
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Exorcism in Christianity Exorcism in Christianity is the practice of casting out demons from a person they are believed to have possessed. The person performing the exorcism, known as an exorcist, is often a member of the Christian Church, or an individual thought to be graced with special powers or skills. The exorcist may use prayers and religious material, such as set formulas, gestures, symbols, icons, amulets, etc. The exorcist often invokes God, Jesus and/or several different angels and archangels to intervene with the exorcism. A survey of Christian exorcists found that most exorcists believe that any mature Christian can perform an exorcism, not just members of clergy. Christian exorcists most commonly believe the authority given to them by the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (the Trinity) is the source of their ability to cast out demons.
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Gaara Gaara (我愛羅 ) is a fictional character in the "Naruto" manga and anime series created by Masashi Kishimoto. Initially introduced as an antagonist, Gaara is a shinobi affiliated with Sunagakure and is the son of Sunagakure's leader, the Fourth Kazekage. He was born as a demon's host as part of his father's intention to have a weapon to restore their village. However, a combination of being ostracized by the Sunagakure villagers, his early inability to control the Tailed Beast, and the notion that his deceased mother called him her curse on the village caused Gaara to become a ruthless killer who believes his own purpose is to kill his enemies. Only after meeting Naruto Uzumaki does Gaara earn a change of perspective, as he eventually becomes Sunagakure's Fifth Kazekage (五代目風影 , Godaime Kazekage ) and gains acceptance by his people. Gaara has appeared in several pieces of "Naruto" media, including two of the featured films in the series, the third original video animation, and several video games
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Belus (Babylonian) Belus or Belos (Βῆλος) in classical Greek or classical Latin texts (and later material based on them) in a Babylonian context refers to the Babylonian god Bel Marduk. Though often identified with Greek Zeus and Latin Jupiter as Zeus Belos or Jupiter Belus, in other cases Belus is euhemerized as an ancient king who founded Babylon and built the ziggurat. He is recognized and worshipped as the God of war.
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Goetia Goetia or Goëtia (Medieval Latin; anglicised as goety ) is a practice that includes the conjuration of demons, specifically the ones summoned by the Biblical figure, King Solomon. The use of the term in English largely derives from the 17th-century grimoire "The Lesser Key of Solomon", which features an "Ars Goetia" as its first section. It contains descriptions of the evocation, or "calling out", of seventy-two demons, famously edited by Aleister Crowley in 1904 as "The Book of the Goetia of Solomon the King".
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Dagon Dagon (Phoenician: 𐤃𐤂𐤍 ; <a href="Hebrew%20language">Hebrew</a>: דגון‎ ‎ ,  "Dāḡôn") or Dagan ("da-gan" ) is an ancient <a href="Mesopotamian">Mesopotamian</a> <a href="Assyro-Babylonian">Assyro-Babylonian</a> and <a href="Levant">Levant</a>ine (<a href="Canaan">Canaan</a>ite) deity.
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Šulak In the Babylonian magico-medical tradition, Šulak is the Lurker of the bathroom or the demon of the privy. Šulak appears in the Babylonian "Diagnostic Handbook" (Tablet XXVII), in which various diseases are described and attributed to the "hand" of a god, goddess, or spirit. A "Lurker" is a type of demon who lies in wait in places where a potential victim is likely to be alone. When a man attends to excretory functions or elimination, he is exposed and hence vulnerable: "Šulak will hit him!" The "hit" may be a type of "stroke" ("mišittu"). The demon referred to as "The Hitter" or "Striker" elsewhere in the handbook may be Šulak identified by an epithet. A much earlier reference to this demon is found in a Hittite diagnostic text.
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Bakasura In the Hindu epic "Mahabharata", Bakasura, (also called Bakasur or Bakasuran) (बकासुर) is a Rakshasa (demon) killed by Bhima. The demon lived near the city of Ekachakra (sometimes Chakranagari), and forced the king to send him daily a large quantity of provisions, which he devoured, and not only the provisions, but the men who carried them. Under the directions of Kunti, her son Bhima was sent to Bakasura for his food.