Supernatural

===Demon===
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[[Image:PazuzuDemonAssyria1stMil 2.jpg|thumb|upright|Bronze statuette of the [[Assyro-Babylonian]] demon king [[Pazuzu]], circa 800 BC –- circa 700 BC, [[Louvre]]]]
A ''demon'' (from [[Koine Greek]] {{lang|grc|δαιμόνιον}} ''daimónion'') is a supernatural and often malevolent being prevalent in [[religion]], [[occultism]], [[literature]], [[fiction]], [[mythology]] and [[folklore]].

In [[Ancient Near Eastern religions]] as well as in the [[Abrahamic traditions]], including ancient and medieval [[Christian demonology]], a demon is considered a harmful spiritual entity, below the heavenly planes<ref>S. T. Joshi ''Icons of Horror and the Supernatural: An Encyclopedia of Our Worst Nightmares, Band '' Greenwood Publishing Group 2007  {{ISBN|978-0-313-33781-9}} page 34</ref> which may cause [[demonic possession]], calling for an [[exorcism]]. In Western [[occultism]] and [[Renaissance magic]], which grew out of an amalgamation of [[Greco-Roman magic]], Jewish [[Aggadah]] and [[Christian demonology]],<ref>See, for example, the course synopsis and bibliography for [http://medievalstudies.ceu.hu/courses/20102011/magic-science-religion-the-development-of-the-western-esoteric-traditions "Magic, Science, Religion: The Development of the Western Esoteric Traditions"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129021925/http://medievalstudies.ceu.hu/courses/20102011/magic-science-religion-the-development-of-the-western-esoteric-traditions |date=November 29, 2014 }}, at Central European University, Budapest</ref> a demon is believed to be a spiritual entity that may be [[Conjuration (summoning)|conjured]] and controlled.