When he got there he called out to the demons, and they came back as wild beasts to rip him to shreds.

The chain starts from God and progresses downward to angels, demons ( fallen / renegade angels ), stars, moon, kings, princes, nobles, men, wild animals, domesticated animals, trees, other plants, precious stones, precious metals, and other minerals.

Mazinger also appears in the comedy OVA CB Chara Nagai Go World, where the main cast of the series is turned into super deformed parodistic alter-egos who are then sent on a wild caper across most of the Nagaian oeuvre ( with encounters with Devilman's demons, Getter Robo, Violence Jack and others ).

It was believed that the island was populated by demons and wild beasts.

A number of Discworld labour-saving devices exist which function by trapping small imps ( it is implied that they are made using magic, and in Making Money they are described as a " living spell ", but small ' wild ' demons have also been used ).

The behaviors of a wild and rebellious son, spiraling out of control, serve as an excuse for the rejected wife to write to her ex-husband and conjure up all their past demons.

Beowulf is considered an epic poem in that the main character is a hero who travels great distances to prove his strength at impossible odds against supernatural demons and beasts.

According to the Rabbinical literature, on account of his modest request for wisdom only, Solomon was rewarded with riches and an unprecedentedly glorious realm, which extended over the upper world inhabited by the angels and over the whole of the terrestrial globe with all its inhabitants, including all the beasts, fowl, and reptiles, as well as the demons and spirits.

Shamans, witches and witch doctors were held in reverence and fear of their rumored abilities to conjure beasts and create demons.

In addition to the human characters, Xanth is populated by centaurs, demons, dragons, fauns, gargoyles, goblins, golems, harpies, merfolk, naga, nymphs, ogres, zombies, curse fiends, and other fictional beasts.

“ Have you believed there is some female, whom the stupid vulgar call Holda in some manuscripts, strigam Holdam, the witch Holda, who is able to do a certain thing, such that those deceived by the devil affirm themselves by necessity and by command to be required to do, that is, with a crowd of demons transformed into the likeness of women, on fixed nights to be required to ride upon certain beasts, and to themselves be numbered in their company?

It conveys the idea of the gradual collapse of Russian Orthodoxy and the imperceptible spread of besy, " little beasts ", " demons " or " evil spirits " symbolizing the oncoming nihilistic concepts of the first half of the 20th century, which gives the original title frightening connotations.

In the fictional universe established by the television series Angel, Pylea is a world in an alternate dimension where demons are the dominant life form and humans are treated as animals to be used as beasts of burden or even food.

Watanabe features in many of Yorimitsu's legendary adventures, and aids him in fighting many monsters, beasts and demons.

As a goddess expected to avert demons from the house or city over which she stood guard and to protect the individual as she or he passed through dangerous liminal places, Hecate would naturally become known as a goddess who could also refuse to avert the demons, or even drive them on against unfortunate individuals.

A materialist would see a narrative that relates supernatural, fantastic things like angels, demons etc.

The spiritualists also believed that it would open their souls and let demons in.

Burying a corpse upside-down was widespread, as was placing earthly objects, such as scythes or sickles, near the grave to satisfy any demons entering the body or to appease the dead so that it would not wish to arise from its coffin.

Today, we would associate these entities with vampires, but in ancient times, the term vampire did not exist ; blood drinking and similar activities were attributed to demons or spirits who would eat flesh and drink blood ; even the Devil was considered synonymous with the vampire.

Although he nearly succeeds in performing the ' Darkopolypse Ritual ', which would give a group of demons the power to rule Earth for the next ten thousand years, his plan is foiled and he and his minions are arrested because he underestimated the Mystery Inc. team, inviting them all to the theme park where he was conducting the ritual after they broke up years before simply to make them witness his triumph when he only needed Scooby present, intending to use Scooby's ' pure ' soul to complete his ritual.

' Whereas Christians ( who have learned that their eternal life consists in knowing the only true God, who is over all, and Jesus Christ, whom He has sent ; and who have learned also that all the gods of the heathen are greedy demons, which flit around sacrifices and blood, and other sacrificial accompaniments, in order to deceive those who have not taken refuge with the God who is over all, but that the divine and holy angels of God are of a different nature and will from all the demons on earth, and that they are known to those exceedingly few persons who have carefully and intelligently investigated these matters ) will not endure a comparison to be made between them and Apollo or Zeus, or any being worshipped with odour and blood and sacrifices ; some of them, so acting from their extreme simplicity, not being able to give a reason for their conduct, but sincerely observing the precepts which they have received ; others, again, for reasons not to be lightly regarded, nay, even of a profound description, and ( as a Greek would say ) drawn from the inner nature of things ; and amongst the latter of these God is a frequent subject of conversation, and those who are honoured by God, through His only-begotten Word, with participation in His divinity, and therefore also in His name.

If the deceased successfully passed these unpleasant demons, he or she would reach the Weighing of the Heart.

Some Dualist interpretations of Christianity would conclude that demons are gods in those subsets of religions.

Also during this time cats, then the symbol of the devil and witchcraft, were thrown off Cloth Hall, possibly due to the belief that this would get rid of evil demons.

Among the many elements taken from the Dolorous Passion are scenes such as the suspension of Jesus from a bridge after his arrest by the Temple guards, the torment of Judas by demons after he had handed over Jesus to the Sanhedrin, the wiping up of the blood of Jesus after his scourging, and the dislocation of Jesus ’ shoulder so that his palm would reach the hole bored for the nail.

In reality, the Eldest ( the fallen spirits, demons, the third of the angels that fell from heaven ) have suffered and will suffer the most in total for the evil done and from the millions of years they have been without contact to God, their Father, convinced under the influence of Darkness, that God would not forgive but even do away with them.

Xuanzang's safety was constantly under threat from demons and other supernatural beings ( who believed that his flesh, once consumed, would bring them longevity ), as well as from bandits, wherefore Sun Wukong often acted as his bodyguard and given free access to the powers of Heaven to combat these threats.

This is known when humans and demons would talk to her in other languages and she would easily be able to interpret and understand.

To increase the defenses of those who would be enlisted by the new organization to fight against demons, part of the preparations involved the development of a dual-powered steam / spirit armor by Kanzaki Heavy Industries.

Plutarch ( 1st and 2nd centuries ), Thomas Aquinas ( 13th century ), Nicholas Remy ( 16th century ), and Henri Boguet ( 16th and 17th centuries ), among others, disagreed, saying that demons did not know lust or desire and cannot have good feelings like love ; as jealousy would be a consequence of love, they could not be jealous.

Many Christian theologians ( Martin Luther and Jean Bodin among others ) believed that demons could impregnate women but their children would have a short life and be good for nothing ; other theologians ( Francisco Valesio, aka Valesius, Tomaso Malvenda and Johann Cochlaeus among others ) thought that these children could be important characters, like Attila, Martin Luther, Melusine or the Antichrist.

The key argument defending this interpretation is that demons had no need to mate with humans and turn them against God, but only a need to stop the entire human race all at once from having faith that it would be promised a savior from sin, which would guarantee the damnation of all humanity at once, thereby allowing Satan to fulfill his revenge against God for expelling him from Heaven.

Slaine was able to convince the tribal council that the demons could be killed and war was once more declared on the invaders, but it was clear that Ireland would be constantly attacked by wave after wave of Fomorian invasion.

These Lahu asked him for a " gatha that would protect them from ghosts and demons.

Traditionally, Buddhism affirms the existence of hells peopled by demons who torment sinners and tempt mortals to sin, or who seek to thwart their enlightenment, with a demon named Mara as chief tempter, " prince of darkness ," or " Evil One " in Sanskrit sources.

The second is a ritual that can be performed by the members of the Inquisition which will " unmake " any high torment demon, but leaves low torment demons unaffected.

Another of the 1589 intermedi: number 4: the demons lament that with the coming of the Golden Age there will be no more souls to torment.

In Judgment Christ shown in glory while angels wake up the dead and in Hell demons torment sinners according to their sins.

As that earth was under attack by the shadow demons, Barry called on the Justice League and Rei called on the Justice Alliance, his world's version of the Justice League.

Yet just as gods are not necessarily spiritual, demons may also be regarded as corporeal ; vampires for example are sometimes described as human heads with appended entrails, which issue from the tomb to attack the living during the night watches.

When demons attack, Andrew figures out the distraction ploy, fights back and escapes with his Slayers.

Towards the end of the season, Angel proposes an attack against the Circle of the Black Thorn, a powerful group of demons under the employ of the Wolfram & Hart's Senior Partners.

Things go wrong when the ground starts to tremble and an army of monstrous demons attack the team.

Dazzler calls upon Gambit for help during the attack, but Gambit sinks into the darkness, claiming " Rémy's not home right now " leading the X-Men to be overwhelmed by the demons and Gambit transforming into his Death persona.

Asakku demons attack and kill human beings, especially by means of head fevers.

The demons then attack Wraith while he is at church, then they attack Colossus.

Zombies are humans possessed by demonic forces, who attack the player's character using their hands and melee weapons or a variety of firearms, while demons are creatures from Hell, most of which attack using claws and spines, or by summoning plasma-based fireballs.

She even turned Jean Grey's parents into demons and sent them to attack their own daughter: Jean facing the dilemma of defending herself without harming them.

A group of demons attack Dani in her prison and accidentally release her.

On the way out of the Black Pope's headquarters, demons attack and injure Thomas, but Alex saves him and gets him to a hospital.

Having learned of his son's death, Doyle's father-a full Brachen demon called Axtius, possessing sufficient strength to even go head-to-head with Angel in a fight-sends several demons to attack Harry, sending her to the hospital, and subsequently attempts to kill Angel, blaming him for his son's ' foolish attempt to save a pack of pitiful half-breeds '.

Three Lei-Ach demons arrive to attack Buffy, but because of Tara's spell they are invisible to the gang.

In guarding the wall, they face constant attack from undead foes, Oni ( demons ), and a variety of other evil minions.

In the world of Urban Arcana, demons can attack, vampires can own Ferraris, and emails can curse players.

;: The frog demon Gerozaimon is the first of Onimaru's demons to attack Yaiba, and was beaten by him when Yaiba called for his snake friends.

Marooned on the ice planet Krybor, the player uses a laser cannon to destroy legions of demons that attack from above.

Each wave introduces new weapons with which the demons attack, such as long streaming lasers and laser clusters.

However, the demons instead choose to attack in a techno-demonic spaceship, evading the UAC's defences and slaughtering the occupants of the base.

While in Seattle he was asked to perform an exorcism on a woman, and he came to believe that demons could attack Christians.

In addition to letting the player request spell cards, contacting demons may bring about other positive results, such as avoiding combat or receiving items ; communication may also bring about negative results, such as the demons performing a pre-emptive attack or stunning a character.