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Ba'alzamon

Ba'al, Baelzebub, or Ba'al Shamin (literally, "the lord of the heavens," an appellation of Ba'al.)

Sammael

Either a member of Lucifer's host, or another name for Lucifer himself (depending on one's source)

Graendal

Grendal from Beowulf

Rahvin

Raven -- harbinger of evil. Or, Ravana/Ravan, a demon in Hindi/Hindu (which one?) mythology who abducts Sita, Rama's wife, in the Ramayana. (cf Morgase and Sita: Both Queens, both fall under the power of a demon/forsaken, in both cases there are doubts by other characters about whether they were willing or no) -- Contributed by: Emma Pease

Lanfear

French l'enfer -- name for hell.

Shai... .

(well you KNOW who this is) : Satan

[Will Baird notes:Shai...is the Muslim name for Satan literally.]

Be'lal

Belial, Biblical demon, Old Testament

Asmodean

Asmodeus, Biblical demon, Old Testament

Tarmon Gai'don

Armageddon, Book of Apocalypse

Paaren Disen

Paradise, Biblical Genesis

Wild Hunt

Wild Hunt, of Christian or Celtic legend

Bel Tine

Beltane, a Druidic holiday

Shayol Ghul

Sheol, Hebrew for hell; Ghul-Gol or Gul, Arabic for Demon.

Semirhage

Legendary Assyrian queen Semiramis, noted for her depravity (see Herodotus) -- Contributed by: Tony Z

Lord of The Morning

Lucifer--the morning star?

Telamon

another character in the Iliad who we might recognize is Aias, (Roman: Ajax) one of the most powerful and respected warriors of the Greek army. Because there was another, unrelated warrior with the same name, Aias was also known by his father's name, Telamon. -- Contributed by: Peter Smalley

Myrddraal

?Murder All?

Lothair Mantelar

(Founder of Children of Light) = ?MARTIN LUTHER?

Aginor

"Recently, a friend of mine had to read the _Iliad_. (Homer's story of the Trojan War) In Book 21, a character named Agenor attacks Hektor, and is defeated. Not much is said about him (Agenor) other than that he is "blameless and powerful", and knew that Hektor was stronger than he was. He attacked anyway, figuring that while Hektor was much more combat-capable, Agenor had the gods on his side, not to mention the fact that even the powerful make mistakes. In a few minutes, Hektor defeats Agenor, and Apollo surrounds the loser "in a thick mist", and transports him back to Troy. Some interesting parallels between this an TEotW's final battle: Both Aginors knew that his opponent was more powerful, both were full of pride, both attacked anyway." -- Contributed by: Mike O'Malley

Birgitte

Brigit/Brigid, Celtic goddess of fire, poetry, smithing, and/or healing.

Ishamael

Ishmael: In Genesis, Abraham's eldest son (to an Egyptian serving girl Hagar) was called Ishmael. Apparently Abraham's wife took a disliking to young Ishmael and pressured Big Abe into exiling Ish and Hagar into the desert. There is a quote about "every hand raised against him" some-where but I can't remember it.

Mesaana

Possibly from Messalina, the notorious third wife of Tiberius Cladius Drusus Nero Germanicus, Emperor of Rome.

Selene

Selena, a Greek goddess of the moon, (Hence the icon) merged in Artemis and Hecate. She loved a youth named Endymion, and put him into a deep sleep so that he would not be conscious of her caresses.

Tuatha'an

Tuatha De Danann, "People of the Goddess Danu." A magical race of beings who were supposed to have inhabited Ireland at the time of the arrival of the Milesians (i.e. humans).

Illian

Ilion, aka Troy, as in the Iliad.

"Rhiannon at the Tower"

Rhiannon from Welsh mythology. The closest connection between her and a tower that I could find is the following from the story of Manawyddan: Manawyddan, his wife Rhiannon, her son Pryderi, and his wife Kicva were out hunting. They came upon a mysterious castle. The hounds ran into the castle, and didn't come out. Pryderi went in after them, and saw a large gold bowl. He touched the bowl, and became frozen. After a while, Rhiannon went in to look for him, got similarly stuck, and then the castle disappeared. (They finally got released.)

Hunters of the Horn, from COS: 21, Swovan Night, p362:

• "Mikel of the Pure Heart": Archangel Michael?
• "Shivan the Hunter....He was said to herald the end of Ages, the destruction of what had been and the birth of what was to be, he and his sister Calian, called the Chooser, who rode red-masked at his side.": two Hindu deities: Shiva the Destroyer and Kali, goddess of death.
• "Amaresu, with the Sword of the Sun,": Amaterasu, ancient Japanese goddess of the sun, from whom the Japanese royal family claims descent.