Persian drug
demonic underworld Persian single tradition · 1
In Persian belief, the term 'drug' refers to demons that are responsible for disease and dangerous influences. They are mentioned as one of the classes of evil spirits that anointing rituals seek to remove. The text treats them as harmful entities to be expelled.
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“…especially of the demons (Persian drug, Greek κῆρες, Armenian dev) which are or cause those diseases…”
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