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Belphegor
One of the seven princes of Hell in demonology
Belphegor (or Baal Peor, Biblical Hebrew: בַּעַל-פְּעוֹר, romanized: baʿal-pəʿōr, lit. 'Lord of the Gap') is, in Christianity, a demon associated with one of the seven deadly sins. In stories where he is invoked he bestows wealth, power to make discoveries, and the ability to create fantastic inventions. His role as a demon was to sow dispute between people, and to lead them to evil through the distribution of wealth. Belphegor has appeared frequently in lists and classifications of demons.
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