the Devil

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literary character mythological character religious figure supernatural being

The Devil is a supernatural embodiment of evil and temptation, commonly depicted in religious and literary traditions as a powerful adversary who bargains for human souls.

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All labels observed (16)

Label Occurrences
the Devil canonical 30
Devil 14
Satan 11

Statements (63)

Predicate Object
instanceOf literary character ⓘ
mythological character ⓘ
religious figure ⓘ
supernatural being ⓘ
alsoKnownAs the Devil ⓘ
surface form: Iblis

the Devil ⓘ
surface form: Lucifer

the Devil ⓘ
surface form: Satan

Shaitan ⓘ
the Adversary ⓘ
surface form: the Accuser

the Adversary ⓘ
the Enemy ⓘ
the Devil ⓘ
surface form: the Evil One

the Father of Lies ⓘ
the Prince of Darkness ⓘ
the Prince of this World ⓘ
the Tempter ⓘ
appearsInGenre folktales ⓘ
medieval morality plays ⓘ
modern horror fiction ⓘ
religious literature ⓘ
appearsInReligion Christianity ⓘ
Islam ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ
various folk religions ⓘ
associatedWithConcept damnation ⓘ
evil ⓘ
hell ⓘ
pride ⓘ
rebellion ⓘ
sin ⓘ
temptation ⓘ
centralToTheme damnation and salvation ⓘ
good versus evil ⓘ
temptation and fall ⓘ
describedAs enemy of humanity ⓘ
lord of hell ⓘ
powerful spiritual being ⓘ
ruler of demons ⓘ
engagesIn accusing believers ⓘ
making pacts for souls ⓘ
spiritual warfare ⓘ
tempting humans ⓘ
hasRole accuser ⓘ
adversary of God ⓘ
deceiver ⓘ
embodiment of evil ⓘ
tempter ⓘ
iconographicallyDepictedAs fallen angel ⓘ
figure with tail and pitchfork ⓘ
horned figure ⓘ
serpent ⓘ
influencedBy Christian theological development ⓘ
Jewish apocalyptic literature ⓘ
ancient Near Eastern demonology ⓘ
moralFunction illustrates consequences of sin ⓘ
personifies evil in narratives ⓘ
tests faith ⓘ
perceivedAs instigator of temptation ⓘ
opponent of divine will ⓘ
source of moral corruption ⓘ
subjectOf demonology ⓘ
literary analysis ⓘ
theological debate ⓘ

Referenced by (82)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Peter Schlemihls wundersame Geschichte → character → the Devil ⓘ
Wonders of the Invisible World → subject → the Devil ⓘ
this entity surface form: Satan
The Devil and Tom Walker → mainCharacter → the Devil ⓘ
Joost van den Vondel → notableWork → the Devil ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lucifer
Warner Bros. Television → notableWork → the Devil ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lucifer
Surah Al-A'raf → mentions → the Devil ⓘ
this entity surface form: Iblis
Surah Al-Hijr → mentions → the Devil ⓘ
this entity surface form: Iblis
Peter Schlemihl → makesPactWith → the Devil ⓘ
Peter Schlemihl → sellsTo → the Devil ⓘ
the Devil → alsoKnownAs → the Devil ⓘ
this entity surface form: Satan
the Devil → alsoKnownAs → the Devil ⓘ
this entity surface form: the Evil One
the Devil → alsoKnownAs → the Devil ⓘ
this entity surface form: Iblis
the Devil → alsoKnownAs → the Devil ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lucifer
Doctor Faustus → hasCharacter → the Devil ⓘ
Young Goodman Brown → mainCharacter → the Devil ⓘ
Young Goodman Brown → antagonist → the Devil ⓘ
…And Then You Shoot Your Cousin → hasPart → the Devil ⓘ
this entity surface form: “The Devil”
Hell → hasAssociationWith → the Devil ⓘ
Hell → hasAssociationWith → the Devil ⓘ
this entity surface form: Satan
Faust legend → hasAntagonist → the Devil ⓘ
Faust legend → hasAntagonist → the Devil ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mephistopheles
Tom Walker → makesPactWith → the Devil ⓘ
Tom Walker → ultimatelyPunishedBy → the Devil ⓘ
Great Controversy theme → hasKeyOpponents → the Devil ⓘ
this entity surface form: Satan
Adam in Ballingschap → hasCharacter → the Devil ⓘ
this entity surface form: Satan
the false prophet → associatedWith → the Devil ⓘ
this entity surface form: Satan
Paradise Lost → featuresCharacter → the Devil ⓘ
this entity surface form: Satan
Paradise Regained → mainCharacter → the Devil ⓘ
this entity surface form: Satan
Chris Messina → notableWork → the Devil ⓘ
this entity surface form: Devil
Mount of Temptation → traditionallyAssociatedWith → the Devil ⓘ
this entity surface form: Satan
Milton → featuresCharacter → the Devil ⓘ
subject surface form: Paradise Lost
this entity surface form: Satan
Last Days in the Desert → portraysCharacter → the Devil ⓘ
this entity surface form: Satan
Monastery of the Temptation → associatedWithPerson → the Devil ⓘ
Address to the Deil → subject → the Devil ⓘ
this entity surface form: Devil
The Devil and Daniel Webster → featuresFictionalCharacter → the Devil ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Devil
Tak Fujimoto → notableWork → the Devil ⓘ
this entity surface form: Devil
From Eden → notableLyricReference → the Devil ⓘ
the Tempter → refersTo → the Devil ⓘ
the Tempter → refersTo → the Devil ⓘ
this entity surface form: the Evil One
the Prince of Darkness → refersTo → the Devil ⓘ
subject surface form: Prince of Darkness
this entity surface form: Devil
the Prince of Darkness → refersTo → the Devil ⓘ
subject surface form: Prince of Darkness
this entity surface form: the Evil One
the Adversary → refersTo → the Devil ⓘ
the Adversary → relatedConcept → the Devil ⓘ
the Enemy → refersTo → the Devil ⓘ
the Enemy → relatedTitle → the Devil ⓘ
this entity surface form: the Evil One
the Father of Lies → refersTo → the Devil ⓘ
subject surface form: Father of Lies
this entity surface form: Devil
the Father of Lies → refersTo → the Devil ⓘ
subject surface form: Father of Lies
this entity surface form: the Evil One
the Father of Lies → titleOf → the Devil ⓘ
subject surface form: Father of Lies
this entity surface form: Satan in Christian theology
the Prince of this World → refersTo → the Devil ⓘ
subject surface form: Prince of this World
this entity surface form: Devil
Shaitan → relatedConcept → the Devil ⓘ
this entity surface form: Satan in Christianity