Beelzebub

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demon fallen angel mythological character religious figure supernatural being

Beelzebub is a prominent demon figure in Christian and literary tradition, often depicted as a high-ranking fallen angel and close associate of Satan.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Baal-zebub 1
Beelzebub in Good Omens 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf demon ⓘ
fallen angel ⓘ
mythological character ⓘ
religious figure ⓘ
supernatural being ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Baal Zebub NERFINISHED ⓘ
Baal Zebul NERFINISHED ⓘ
Baal-zebub NERFINISHED ⓘ
Beelzebul NERFINISHED ⓘ
appearsIn Gustave Flaubert's The Temptation of Saint Anthony NERFINISHED ⓘ
John Milton's Paradise Lost NERFINISHED ⓘ
occult literature ⓘ
various medieval grimoires ⓘ
associatedWith Satan NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithPlace Ekron NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithSin gluttony ⓘ
pride ⓘ
consideredAs one of the chief demons in Christian demonology ⓘ
culturalInfluence inspired the title of William Golding's novel Lord of the Flies ⓘ
depictedAs fly ⓘ
lord of swarms of flies ⓘ
monstrous demonic figure ⓘ
describedIn Christian demonology ⓘ
domainInDemonology Hell NERFINISHED ⓘ
etymologyRelatedTo Canaanite deity Baal ⓘ
mentionedIn Gospel of Luke ⓘ
Gospel of Mark ⓘ
Gospel of Matthew ⓘ
New Testament ⓘ
nameMeaningTradition Lord of the Flies NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lord of the High Place NERFINISHED ⓘ
opposedBy God NERFINISHED ⓘ
angels ⓘ
originatesFrom Philistine religion ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ
roleInChristianTradition associate of Satan ⓘ
high-ranking demon ⓘ
leader of demons ⓘ
roleInParadiseLost second-in-command to Satan ⓘ
sometimesIdentifiedWith Satan NERFINISHED ⓘ
title Lord of the Flies NERFINISHED ⓘ
Prince of Demons NERFINISHED ⓘ
Prince of the Devils NERFINISHED ⓘ
viewInMedievalChristianity one of the seven princes of Hell ⓘ
viewInRabbinicLiterature major demon ⓘ
worshipStatusInAbrahamicFaiths considered evil spirit ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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

Paradise Lost → featuresCharacter → Beelzebub ⓘ
Ahaziah → sentMessengersTo → Beelzebub ⓘ
this entity surface form: Baal-zebub
Anna Maxwell Martin → notableRole → Beelzebub ⓘ
this entity surface form: Beelzebub in Good Omens
The Wish List → hasCharacter → Beelzebub ⓘ