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| | Demon - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography |
 | | Possibly "the roes and hinds of the field", by which Shulamit conjures the daughters of Jerusalem to bring her back to her lover (Canticles 2:7, 3:5), are faunlike spirits similar to the se'irim, though of a harmless nature. |
 | | According to Zoroastrianism, the queen of demons is Lilith, pictured with wings and long flowing hair, and called the "mother of Ahriman" (B. 73b; 'Er. |
 | | Among these are specially conspicuous the three female demons named "Ghulah" (corresponding to the Talmudic Lilith), "Si'lat", and "'Aluḳ" or "'Aulaḳ", and the four male demons "Afrit", "Azbab", "Aziab", and "Ezb". |
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