dev
demonic underworld Armenian single tradition · 1
In Armenian tradition, the dev are demons that cause disease and dangerous influences. They are listed alongside Persian and Greek demons as targets of anointing rites intended to remove their harmful effects. The text presents them as malevolent spirits to be expelled.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Persian drug, κῆρες
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Source passages
“…especially of the demons (Persian drug, Greek κῆρες, Armenian dev) which are or cause those diseases…”
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