The infernal names
Compiled list of mythological adversarial figures for Satanic ritual.
The Infernal Names is a catalog of adversarial and antiheroic figures drawn from various mythologies, compiled for use in Satanic rituals. This list appears in The Satanic Bible (1969) by Anton Szandor LaVey, founder of the Church of Satan. Practitioners may recite all the names during a ritual or select a specific number that are most relevant to the working at hand.
The names are organized by cultural origin. Egyptian entries include Amon, a ram-headed god of life and reproduction; Bast, a cat-represented goddess of pleasure; Sekhmet, a goddess of vengeance; Set, a god of evil; and Thoth, a god of wisdom. Hebrew names comprise Abaddon (the destroyer), Asmodeus (a devil of sensuality and luxury, originally meaning "creature of judgment"), Azazel (who taught humans to make weapons and introduced cosmetics), Balaam (a devil of avarice and greed), Beelzebub (Lord of the Flies, from scarab symbolism), Behemoth (a personification of Satan in elephant form), Haborym (a synonym for Satan), Lilith (a female devil, Adam's first wife who taught him the ropes), Mastema (another synonym for Satan), Naamah (a female devil of seduction), and Sammael ("venom of God").
Greco-Roman names include Apollyon (a Greek synonym for Satan, the arch fiend), Demogorgon (a Greek name for the devil said to be unknown to mortals), Diabolus (Greek for "flowing downwards"), Eurynomos (Greek Prince of Death), Gorgo (diminutive of Demogorgon), Hecate (Greek goddess of the underworld and witchcraft), Mephistopheles (Greek for "he who shuns the light," associated with Faust), Mormo (Greek King of the Ghouls, consort of Hecate), Pan (Greek god of lust, later relegated to devildom), Typhon (Greek father of monsters), Pluto (Roman god of the underworld), and Proserpina (Roman queen of the underworld). Norse names are Fenrir (a wolf, son of Loki), Loki (Norse god of mischief and chaos, a Teutonic devil), and Jörmungandr (a serpent, son of Loki). Hindu names are Kali (goddess of destruction, time, and death; daughter of Shiva; high priestess of the Thuggees) and Shiva (god of destruction and time, titled "The Destroyer").
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Lore & Background
The Infernal Names draws from multiple mythological traditions, including Egyptian, Hebrew, Greco-Roman, Norse, Hindu, Native American, and other cultures. Egyptian names include Amon, Bast, Sekhmet, Set, and Thoth. Hebrew names include Abaddon, Asmodeus, Azazel, Beelzebub, Lilith, and Sammael. Greco-Roman names include Apollyon, Demogorgon, Hecate, Mephistopheles, Pan, and Pluto. Norse names include Fenrir, Loki, and Jörmungandr. Hindu names include Kali and Shiva. Native American names include Coyote, Nihasa, Sedit, Ahpuch, Supay, Metztli, Mictian, Tezcatlipoca, and Yaotzin. Other names include Adramelech, Ahriman, Astaroth, Baphomet, Dagon, Damballa, Emma-O, Ishtar, Mammon, Marduk, Melek Taus, Moloch, Nergal, Shaitan, and Tchort.
Reader's Guide
The Infernal Names serves as a reference for practitioners of LaVeyan Satanism, providing a pantheon of figures from various cultures that are invoked during rituals. The list includes deities, demons, and personifications of evil, destruction, chaos, and pleasure. When calling the names, all of them may be recited, or a given number of those most significant to the respective working may be chosen. The compilation reflects the eclectic and syncretic approach of The Satanic Bible, drawing on Egyptian, Hebrew, Greco-Roman, Norse, Hindu, Native American, and other traditions. The names are not presented as literal entities but as symbolic representations of adversarial or antiheroic archetypes. The list has been influential in modern Satanic practice and has been referenced in subsequent works on Satanism and occultism.
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