demon A demon is a malevolent supernatural entity. Historically, belief in demons, or stories about demons, occurs in folklore, mythology, religion, occultism, and literature; these beliefs are reflected in Media (communication), media including f ...

is a malevolent supernatural being, evil spirit or fiend in religion, occultism, literature, fiction, mythology and folklore. Demon, daemon or dæmon may also refer to:

Entertainment

Fictional entities

* Daemon (G.I. Joe), a character in the G.I. Joe universe * Dæmon (''His Dark Materials''), the term for a manifestation of a person's soul in Philip Pullman's trilogies ''His Dark Materials'' and ''The Book of Dust'' * Daemon (Digimon) (evil character from Digimon) * Demon (''Dungeons & Dragons''), the most widespread race of fiends * Demon (''Supernatural''), a fictional villains of series *

Daemon A demon is a malevolent supernatural being, evil spirit or fiend in religion, occultism, literature, fiction, mythology and folklore. Demon, daemon or dæmon may also refer to: Entertainment Fictional entities * Daemon (G.I. Joe), a character ...

, a character in the TV series ''ReBoot'' *

Daemon Blackfyre ''Tales of Dunk and Egg'' is a series of fantasy novellas by George R. R. Martin, set in the world of his ''A Song of Ice and Fire'' novels. They follow the adventures of "Dunk" (the future Lord Commander of the Kingsguard, Ser Duncan the Tall) ...

, a character in George R. R. Martin's ''A Song of Ice and Fire'' series * Daemon Targaryen, a character in George R. R. Martin's '' Fire & Blood'' and ''

House of the Dragon ''House of the Dragon'' is an American fantasy drama television series created by George R. R. Martin and Ryan Condal for HBO. A prequel to ''Game of Thrones'' (2011–2019), it is the second television series in Martin's ''A Song of Ice and F ...

''. * Demons (Shannara), characters in Shannara fantasy novels * Demon or Dimension traveler, a class of characters in the ''

MythAdventures ''MythAdventures'' or ''Myth Adventures'' is a fantasy series created by Robert Lynn Asprin. After twelve novels by Asprin, published 1978 to 2002, he and Jody Lynn Nye continued the series with seven more books that they wrote together. After h ...

'' series * Characters in the ''

Artemis Fowl ''The Fowl Adventures'' is a series of eleven fantasy novels written by Irish author Eoin Colfer revolving around various members of the Fowl family. The first cycle, the eight-book ''Artemis Fowl'', follows elf Lower Elements Police Reconnai ...

'' series * Characters which appear in ''

The Demonata ''The Demonata'' is a young adult horror/fantasy series by author Darren Shan. Works Publishing order Cover illustration copyright Melvyn Grant #''Lord Loss'' – 6 June 2005 (5 October 2005 in the US) #''Demon Thief'' – 5 October 2005 ...

'', by Darren Shan * Azazel (''Supernatural''), a character AKA "The Demon" *

Etrigan the Demon Etrigan the Demon is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Jack Kirby, Etrigan is a demon from Hell who, despite his violent tendencies, usually finds himself allied with the forces of good, mainly beca ...

, a DC comics character

Films

* ''The Demon'' (1918 film), an American silent comedy film * ''The Demon'' (1926 film), an American silent Western film * ''Demons'', a 1971 Japanese film directed by

Toshio Matsumoto (25 March 1932 – 12 April 2017) was a Japanese film director and video artist. Early life Matsumoto was born in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan and graduated from Tokyo University in 1955. Career Matsumoto’s first short was '' Ginrin' ...

* ''Demon'' (1976 film) or ''God Told Me To'', an American horror film * ''The Demon'' (1978 film), a Japanese drama film * ''The Demon'' (South African film), a slasher film * ''Demons'' (1985 film), an Italian horror film * ''Daemon'' (film), a 1985 British horror film * ''Demon'' (2015 film), a Polish drama film * ''Demons'' (2017 film), an American horror film * ''Demon'' (2023 film), an Indian Tamil-language horror film

Publications

* ''Demon'' (comics), a comic by Jason Shiga * ''The Demon'', a DC Comics series starring

Music

Albums

* ''Demon'' (album), a 2014 album by Gazpacho * ''Demons'' (Candlelight Red EP), 2012 * ''Demons'' (Cowboy Junkies album), 2011 * ''Demons'' (From Her Eyes EP), 2014 * ''Demons'' (Get Scared album), 2015 * ''Demons'' (Spiritual Beggars album), 2005 * ''Demon'', an album by

Envelopes An envelope is a common packaging item, usually made of thin, flat material. It is designed to contain a flat object, such as a letter or card. Traditional envelopes are made from sheets of paper cut to one of three shapes: a rhombus, a sho ...

* ''Demons'', a 2020 album by

Nathan Cavaleri Nathan Cavaleri (born 18 June 1982) is an Australian blues rock singer-songwriter and guitarist, and a former child actor. He issued two albums as a solo artist, '' Jammin' with the Cats'' (1993) and ''Nathan'' (1994). He has been a member of ...

* ''Daemon'' (album), a 2019 album by Mayhem

Songs

* "Demon" (King Von song) * "Demon" (Jay Park song), 2011 * "Demons" (Doja Cat song) * "Demons" (Fatboy Slim song) * "Demons" (Guster song) * "Demons" (Imagine Dragons song) * "Demons" (Brian McFadden song) * "Demons" (James Morrison song) * "Demons" (The National song) * "Demons" (Sleigh Bells song) * "Demons" (Super Furry Animals song) * "Demon8" (1998), by Mercenary, on album '' First Breath'' * "Demon" (2003), by Trivium, bonus track on album '' Ember to Inferno'' * "Demon" (2008), by KYPCK, on album '' Cherno'' * "Daemon" (2008), by Whitechapel, on album ''

This is Exile ''This Is Exile'' is the second studio album by American deathcore band Whitechapel. It was produced by Jonny Fay and the band itself and was released on July 8, 2008 through Metal Blade Records. This is the band's first album to feature guitari ...

'' * "Demons" (2008), by Avenged Sevenfold, on album '' Diamonds in the Rough'' * "Demons" (2011), by

Fenech-Soler Fenech-Soler were an English electropop band from King's Cliffe, Northamptonshire, England, that formed in 2006 and consists of two members: Ross Duffy and Ben Duffy. Founding members Daniel Fenech-Soler and Andrew Lindsay left the band in 2016 ...

* "Demons" (2013), by Mayday Parade, on album '' Monsters in the Closet'' * "Demons" (2013), by The Wanted, on album ''

Word of Mouth Word of mouth is the passing of information from person to person using oral communication, which could be as simple as telling someone the time of day. Storytelling is a common form of word-of-mouth communication where one person tells others a ...

'' * "Demons" (2015), by Blue Stahli, on album ''

The Devil Satan, also known as the Devil, is a devilish entity in Abrahamic religions who seduces humans into sin (or falsehood). In Judaism, Satan is seen as an agent subservient to God, typically regarded as a metaphor for the '' yetzer hara'', or 'e ...

'' * "Demons" (2018), by Lil Wayne, on album ''

Tha Carter V ''Tha Carter V'' is the twelfth studio album by American rapper Lil Wayne. It was released on September 27, 2018, by Young Money Entertainment and Republic Records. The album's release date coincided with the day of Lil Wayne's 36th birthday. T ...

'' * "Demons" (2019), by Kim Petras, on the album '' Turn Off the Light'' * "Demons" (2019), by Hayley Kiyoko, on album '' I'm Too Sensitive for This Shit'' * "Demons" (2020) by Alec Benjamin, on album

These Two Windows ''These Two Windows'' is the debut studio album by the American singer Alec Benjamin. It was released by Warner Music on May 29, 2020. It reached number 75 on the ''Billboard'' 200. Commercial performance On the UK Albums Chart The Official ...

* "Demons" (2020), by Drake, on album ''

Dark Lane Demo Tapes ''Dark Lane Demo Tapes'' is the sixth mixtape by Canadian rapper Drake (musician), Drake. The mixtape is a compilation of songs that were released on SoundCloud or Music leak, leaked on the internet, as well as new songs, and is considered a "war ...

'' * "Demons" (2022), by Gothminister, on album '' Pandemonium'' * "Demons" (2023), by Mutoid Man, on album ''

Mutants In biology, and especially in genetics, a mutant is an organism or a new genetic character arising or resulting from an instance of mutation, which is generally an alteration of the DNA sequence of the genome or chromosome of an organism. It i ...

Other uses in music

* Daemon (band), co-founded by Nicke Andersson of The Hellacopters *

Demon (band) Demon is an English heavy metal band, formed in 1979 by vocalist Dave Hill and guitarist Mal Spooner, both hailing from Leek, Staffordshire. The band is considered important to the new wave of British heavy metal movement. History Early ye ...

, an English metal band formed in 1979 * Demons (band), a punk band from Sweden *

Demon Kakka , previously known as , is a Japanese musician, songwriter, entertainer, journalist, sumo sportscaster, commentator, actor and Voice acting in Japan, voice actor. He first gained fame in the 1980s as vocalist of the Heavy metal music, heavy meta ...

, formerly known as Demon Kogure, a Japanese musician *

Demon FM Demon FM is a student radio station based at De Montfort University in Leicester, England. The station broadcasts online during term time. It was established in 1995 by the Communications Officer of the time, Rob Martin. The first licensed broa ...

, a community radio station in Leicestershire *

Demon Music Group Demon Music Group Limited (DMG; formerly Object Enterprises Limited from 19821991 and Music Collection International Limited from 19912000) is a record company owned by BBC Studios that is mainly concerned with back-catalogue rights and re-iss ...

, a British record label *

Daemon Records Amy Elizabeth Ray (born April 12, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter and member of the contemporary folk duo Indigo Girls with Emily Saliers. She also pursues a solo career, releasing ten albums under her own name, and founded the independent ...

(2010), an independent record label

Books

* ''Daemon'' (novel), a 2009 novel by Daniel Suarez * ''Demon'' (comics), a 2014–2016 comic series by Jason Shiga * ''Demon'' (novel), a 1984 novel by John Varley * ''

Demon A demon is a malevolent supernatural entity. Historically, belief in demons, or stories about demons, occurs in folklore, mythology, religion, occultism, and literature; these beliefs are reflected in Media (communication), media including f ...

'', a 2003 novel by Christopher Nicole * ''Demon: A Memoir'', a 2007 novel by

Tosca Lee Tosca Lee (born December 1, 1969) is an American author known for her historical novels and thrillers. Biography Lee was born in Roanoke, Virginia, United States to a Korean father and a Euro-American mother. Her father, Professor Emeritus Sang M ...

* '' Demon and Other Tales'', a 1996 collection by Joyce Carol Oates * ''Demons'' (Dostoevsky novel), an 1872 novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky * ''Demons'' (Dillard novel), a 1986 ''Star Trek: The Original Series'' novel by J.M. Dillard * ''

Demons A demon is a malevolent supernatural entity. Historically, belief in demons, or stories about demons, occurs in folklore, mythology, religion, occultism, and literature; these beliefs are reflected in media including fiction, comics, film, t ...

'', a 1987 novel by Guy N. Smith * ''

'', a 1993 novel by Bill Pronzini * ''

'', a 2000 novella by John Shirley * ''

Demons! ''Demons!'' is a themed anthology of fantasy fiction, fantasy short works edited by American writers Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois. It was first published in paperback by Ace Books in July 1987. It was reissued as an ebook by Baen Books in March 20 ...

'', a 1987 anthology edited by

Jack Dann Jack Dann (born February 15, 1945) is an American writer best known for his science fiction, as well as an editor and a writing teacher, who has lived in Australia since 1994. He has published over seventy books, the majority being as editor or c ...

and

Gardner Dozois Gardner Raymond Dozois ( ; July 23, 1947 – May 27, 2018) was an American science fiction author and editor. He was the founding editor of '' The Year's Best Science Fiction'' anthologies (1984–2018) and was editor of '' Asimov's Science Fict ...

* ''The Daemon'', a 1977 novel by Peter Tuesday Hughes * ''The Demon'', a 1976 book by

Eve Bunting Eve Bjørgum Bunting (née Bolton, December 19, 1928 – October 1, 2023), better known as Eve Bunting, was a Northern Irish-born American writer of more than 250 books. Her work covered a broad array of subjects and included fiction and non-fic ...

* ''The Demon'' (novel), a 1976 novel by Hubert Selby Jr. * '' The Demon'', a 2003–2004 two-part ''Star Trek'' novel by Loren L. Coleman and Randall L. Bills; the 35th and 36th installment in the ''Corps of Engineers'' series * '' The Demons'', reissue title of ''Demons' World'', a 1964 novel by Kenneth Bulmer

Television

Programs

* ''Demons'' (TV series), a British TV series which aired in 2009 * ''

The Dæmons ''The Dæmons'' is the fifth and final serial of the eighth season of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast in five weekly parts on BBC1 from 22 May to 19 June 1971. In the serial, the alien ...

'', a 1971 ''Doctor Who'' serial

Episodes

* Demon (''Star Trek: Voyager''), a 1998 episode of ''Star Trek: Voyager'' * "Demons" (''Star Trek: Enterprise''), a 2005 episode of ''Star Trek: Enterprise'' * "Demons" (''Stargate SG-1'') * Demons (''The X-Files''), a 1997 episode of ''The X-Files'' television * "eps1.3_da3m0ns.mp4", a 2015 episode of ''Mr. Robot'' * The Demon (''Arrow''), an episode of ''Arrow'' * "The Demon" (''Yu-Gi-Oh! GX'')

Computing

Daemon (computing) In computing, a daemon is a program that runs as a background process, rather than being under the direct control of an interactive user. Customary convention is to name a daemon process with the letter ''d'' as a suffix to indicate that it's ...

, a background process *

Daemon Tools DAEMON Tools is a virtual drive and optical disc authoring program for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS. Overview DAEMON tools was originally a successor of ''Generic SafeDisc emulator'' and incorporated all of its features. The program claim ...

, a disk image emulator *

Daemontools daemontools is a process supervision toolkit written by Daniel J. Bernstein as an alternative to other system initialization and process supervision tools, such as Init. Some of the features of daemontools are: * Easy service installation an ...

, a collection of free tools for managing Unix services *

Demon Internet Demon Internet was a British Internet service provider, initially an independent business, later operating as a brand of Vodafone. It was one of the UK's earliest ISPs, offering dial-up Internet access services from 1 June 1992. According to th ...

, an Internet service provider *

BSD Daemon The BSD Daemon, nicknamed Beastie, is the generic mascot of BSD operating systems. The BSD Daemon is named after '' software daemons'', a class of long-running computer programs in Unix-like operating systems—which, through a play on words, ta ...

, a mascot for the BSD operating system

Religion, philosophy and mythology

Religion

Unclean spirit In English translations of the Bible, unclean spirit is a common rendering of Greek ''pneuma akatharton'' (πνεῦμα ἀκάθαρτον; plural ''pneumata akatharta'' (πνεύματα ἀκάθαρτα)), which in its single occurrence i ...

, an agent of a demonic possession

Philosophy

* Demon (thought experiment), a class of hypotheses **

Laplace's demon In the history of science, Laplace's demon was a notable published articulation of causal determinism on a scientific basis by Pierre-Simon Laplace in 1814. According to determinism, if someone (the demon) knows the precise location and moment ...

(1814), articulation of causal or scientific determinism by Pierre-Simon Laplace **

Maxwell's demon Maxwell's demon is a thought experiment that appears to disprove the second law of thermodynamics. It was proposed by the physicist James Clerk Maxwell in 1867. In his first letter, Maxwell referred to the entity as a "finite being" or a "being ...

, a concept by James Clerk Maxwell concerning the statistics of second law of thermodynamics **

Evil demon The evil demon, also known as ''Deus deceptor'', malicious demon, and evil genius, is an epistemological concept that features prominently in Cartesian philosophy. In the first of his 1641 ''Meditations on First Philosophy'', Descartes imag ...

, a philosophical concept originating with René Descartes ** Darwinian Demon, a hypothetical organism resulting from absence of biological constraints on evolution

Mythology

Daemon (classical mythology) The daimon (), also spelled daemon (meaning "god", "godlike", "power", "fate"), denotes an "unknown superfactor", which can be either good or hostile. In ancient Greek religion and Greek mythology, mythology a daimon was imagined to be a lesser ...

, a lesser deity or guiding spirit in ancient Greek religion and mythology

People

Demon (musician) Jérémie Mondon (), known by his stage name Demon, is a French electronic music producer, born in 1977 in Paris. His music comes under the genre known as French touch. Music career The start of Demon's career was particularly influenced by th ...

(born 1977), French electronic musician *

Blue Demon Alejandro Muñoz Moreno (October 12, 1922 – December 16, 2000), better known by the ring name Blue Demon (''Demonio Azul'' in Spanish), was a Mexican film actor and ''luchador enmascarado'' (Spanish for masked professional wrestler). Blue D ...

(1922–2000), a professional wrestler and actor *

Finn Bálor Fergal Devitt (born 25 July 1981) is an Irish professional wrestler. As of May 2014, he is signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Finn Bálor (). He is a member of The Judgment Day stable. Devitt began his car ...

(born 1981), in NXT and WWE *

Kane (wrestler) Glenn Thomas Jacobs (born April 26, 1967), also known by his ring name Kane, is an American politician, actor and professional wrestler. He rose to fame in WWE and is regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time. In 2018 ...

(born 1967), wrestler for WWE and WWF *

Alex de Minaur Alex de Minaur Román (born 17 February 1999) is an Australian professional tennis player. He achieved a career-high Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP singles ranking of No. 6 on 15 July 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 58 on 12 October ...

(born 1999), Australian tennis player nicknamed "Demon" *

Dale Torborg Dale Christian Torborg (born October 24, 1971) is an American baseball trainer and professional wrestler. In wrestling, he is best known for portraying the Kiss themed character, The Demon. He is the son of Major League Baseball manager Jeff Torb ...

(born 1971), professional wrestler performing in WCW under the name "The Demon" *

Gene Simmons Gene Simmons (born Chaim Witz; ; born August 25, 1949) also known by his stage persona "The Demon", is an Israeli-born American musician. He was the bassist and co-lead singer of the hard rock band Kiss (band), Kiss, which he co-founded wit ...

(born 1948), vocalist and bassist for the rock band Kiss, whose stage persona is "the Demon"

Places

* Demon (volcano), Iturup Island, Kuril Islands, Russia * Demon, Togo * Demon Creek, a stream in Alaska *

Algol ALGOL (; short for "Algorithmic Language") is a family of imperative computer programming languages originally developed in 1958. ALGOL heavily influenced many other languages and was the standard method for algorithm description used by the ...

, a star known colloquially as "the demon star"

Sports

Basketball

DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball The DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball program is the NCAA Division I intercollegiate men's basketball program of DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois. The team competes in the Big East Conference. DePaul's last NCAA tournament victory was in ...

, Chicago, Illinois *

Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball The Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team represents Wake Forest University in NCAA Division I college basketball and competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Through the years, the program has produced many NBA players, among t ...

, North Carolina *

Northwestern State Demons basketball The Northwestern State Demons basketball team is the men's basketball team that represents Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana, Natchitoches, Louisiana, United States. The team competes in the Southland Conference and The Demo ...

, Natchitoches, Louisiana *

Northwestern State Lady Demons basketball The Northwestern State Lady Demons basketball team is the women's basketball team that represents Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana. The team currently competes in the Southland Conference The Southland Conference (SLC) ...

, Natchitoches, Louisiana *

UCC Demons UCC Demons are an Irish basketball team based in Cork. The team competes in the Super League and plays its home games at Mardyke Arena. The team is a division of Blue Demons Basketball Club and is directly associated with the University Colleg ...

, Irish basketball team

Football and rugby

Cardiff Demons The Cardiff Demons RLFC name has been used multiple times over the years. Firstly for a now-defunct men's rugby league side, and subsequently for a women's rugby league side who began in 2021. The men's side played out of St. Peters RFC in the ...

, a Welsh rugby league team *

Casey Demons The Casey Football Club, nicknamed the Demons, is an Australian rules football club based in the Melbourne suburb of Cranbourne East, Victoria, Cranbourne East. The club, which was previously known as the Springvale Football Club (1903–2005) ...

, an Australian rules football team *

Melbourne Football Club The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed the Demons or colloquially the Dees, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's premier comp ...

, an Australian rules football team nicknamed the Demons *

Northwestern State Demons football The Northwestern State Demons football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Northwestern State University located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (F ...

, Natchitoches, Louisiana *

Perth Football Club The Perth Football Club, nicknamed the Demons, is an Australian rules football club based in Lathlain, Western Australia, Lathlain, Western Australia, currently playing in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) and WAFL Women's (WAFLW). R ...

, an Australian rules football team nicknamed the Demons

Science

* Demon bat, common name for the Beelzebub's tube-nosed bat * Demon butterflies, several species of the butterfly tribe

Ancistroidini The Ancistroidini are a tribe in the Hesperiinae subfamily of skipper butterflies. They are often blackish in base color; several of the genera contain the species A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any ...

* Demon owl, common name for the

barn owl The barn owls, owls in the genus '' Tyto'', are the most widely distributed genus of owls in the world. They are medium-sized owls with large heads and characteristic heart-shaped faces. They have long, strong legs with powerful talons. The ter ...

Molecular demon A molecular demon or biological molecular machine is a biological macromolecule that resembles and seems to have the same properties as Maxwell's demon. These macromolecules gather information in order to recognize their substrate or ligand within ...

, molecular arrangements that mimic

Pines' demon In condensed matter physics, Pines' demon or, simply demon is a collective excitation of electrons which corresponds to electrons in different energy bands moving out of phase with each other. Equivalently, a demon corresponds to counter-propagati ...

, a certain type of collective excitation of electrons

Other

Canfield (solitaire) Canfield (US) or Demon (UK) is a patience (game), patience or Solitaire (game), solitaire card game with a very low probability of winning. It is an English game first called Demon Patience and described as "the best game for one pack that has y ...

or Demon, a solitaire/patience card game * Dæmonen, a roller coaster at Tivoli Gardens * Demon (roller coaster), at Six Flags Great America and California's Great America * Screamin' Demon, a shuttle loop roller coaster at Kings Island in Ohio * "''Demon''" (poem), by Mikhail Lermontov * ''The Demon'' (opera), by Anton Rubinstein *

Demon (UAV) The Demon is an experimental unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) developed and manufactured by British defence conglomerate BAE Systems. It has been referred to as being the world's first "Flap (aeronautics), flapless" aircraft. The Demon was devel ...

, an aircraft built by BAE Systems *

McDonnell F3H Demon The McDonnell F3H Demon is a subsonic swept-wing carrier-based jet fighter aircraft designed and produced by the American manufacturer McDonnell Aircraft Corporation. It was the first swept wing jet fighter and the only single-engined carrier- ...

, a United States Navy fighter aircraft *

Hawker Demon The Hawker Hart is a British two-seater biplane light bomber aircraft that saw service with the Royal Air Force (RAF). It was designed during the 1920s by Sydney Camm and manufactured by Hawker Aircraft. The Hart was a prominent British aircra ...

, a Royal Air Force biplane * ''Demons'' (board game), a 1979 fantasy game * Dodge Demon, a name used for various automobiles made by Dodge

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