Demons

Demonic Beings in Ancient Egypt

“…23 Demons do not dwell in the divine land of light or in temples, but they rather live in night, darkness or in natural places 24 such as desserts pools, rivers, streams, ponds, foreign places, 25 mountains, 26 as well as caves, pits, tombs, as all were considered doorways into the netherworld. 27 They were not brightened by the sun, but were rather blind or sometimes they had an evil eye. They spoke no language, but incomprehensible howling and they were deaf.…”

“…Few of those demons were named as individuals in spells such as the demon SAqq, 86 who was blamed for the headache. 87 He was depicted, in few Ramesside spells from Deir el Madina, 88 as a naked child with a bad headache 89 (fig. 6).…”