The infernal names

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These are The infernal names and their meanings used in Satanism, as listed in The Satanic Bible by Anton Szandor LaVey. Either all Infernal Names or those most relevant are recited in ritual.

1 The Infernal Names
2 Musical Influence
3 Errors
4 Source

[edit] The Infernal Names

Abaddon - The Destroyer (Hebrew)
Adramalech - Samarian devil
Ahpuch - Mayan devil
Ahriman - Mazdean devil
Amon - Egyptian ram-headed god of life and reproduction
Apollyon - Greek synonym for Satan, the arch fiend
Asmodeus - Hebrew devil of sensuality and luxury, originally "creature of judgment"
Astaroth - Phoenician goddess of lasciviousness, equivalent of Babylonian Ishtar
Azazel - Taught man to make weapons of war, introduced cosmetics (Hebrew)
Baalberith - Canaanite Lord of the covenant who was later made a devil
Balaam - Hebrew devil of avarice and greed
Baphomet - Worshipped by the Templars as symbolic of Satan
Bast - Egyptian goddess of pleasure represented by the cat
Beelzebub - Lord of the Flies, taken from the symbolism of the scarab (Hebrew)
Behemoth - Hebrew personification of Satan in the form of an elephant
Beherit - Syriac name for Satan
Bilé - Celtic god of Hell
Chemosh - National god of Moabites, later a devil
Cimeries - Rides a black horse and rules Africa
Dagon - Philistine avenging devil of the sea
Damballa - Voodoo serpent of God
Demogorgon - Greek name of the devil, it is said it should not be known to mortals
Diabolous - "Flowing downwards" (Greek)
Dracula - Romanian name for son of the devil or dragon, which would also denote a "devilish" name--Romanian isn't too clear on which meaning, if not both, is correct.
Enma-O - Japanese ruler of Hell
Euronymous - Greek Prince of Death (a misspelling, correct spelling Eurynomos)
Fenris - Son of Loki, depicted as a wolf
Gorgo - dim. of Demogorgon, Greek name of the devil
Haborym - Hebrew synonym for Satan
Hecate - Greek goddess of the underworld and witchcraft
Ishtar - Babylonian goddess of fertility
Kali - Daughter of Shiva, high priestess of the Thuggees (Hindu)
Lilith - Hebrew female devil, Adam's first wife who taught him lust
Loki - Teutonic devil
Mammon - Aramaic god of wealth and profit
Mania - Etruscan goddess of Hell
Mantus - Etruscan god of Hell
Marduk - god of the city of Babylon
Mastema - Hebrew synonym for Satan
Melek Taus - Yezidi devil
Mephistopheles - he who shuns the light, q.v. Faust (Greek)
Metztli - Aztec goddess of the night
Mictian - Aztec god of death
Midgard serpent - Jörmungandr, son of Loki, depicted as a serpent
Milcom - Ammonite devil
Moloch - Phoenician and Canaanite devil
Mormo - King of the Ghouls, consort of Hecate (Greek)
Naamah - Hebrew female devil of seduction
Nergal - Babylonian god of Hades
Nihasa - American Indian devil
Nija - Polish god of the underworld
O-Yama - Japanese name for Satan
Pan - Greek god of lust, later relegated to devildom
Pluto - Roman god of the underworld
Prosperine - Greek queen of the underworld
Pwcca - Welsh name for Satan
Rimmon - Syrian devil worshipped at Damascus
Sabazios - Phrygian origin, indentified with Dionysos, snake worship
Saitan - Enochian equivalent of Satan
Samael - "Venom of God" (Hebrew)
Samnu - Central Asian devil
Sedit - American Indian devil
Sekhmet - Egyptian goddess of vengeance
Set - Egyptian devil
Shaitan - Arabic name for Satan
Supay - Inca god of the underworld
T'an-mo - Chinese counterpart to the devil, covetousness, desire
Tchort - Russian name for Satan, "black god"
Tezcatlipoca - Aztec god of Hell
Thamuz - Sumerian god who was later relegated to devildom
Thoth - Egyptian god of magic
Tunrida - Scandinavian female devil
Typhon - Greek personification of devil
Yaotzin - Aztec god of Hell
Yen-lo-Wang - Chinese ruler of Hell

[edit] Musical Influence

With the occult stance of Satanism, many occult-related bands or band members have used certain infernal names as their band name or pseudonyms for themselves. Examples include:

Abaddon - Stage name for the original drummer of thrash metal band Venom Tony Bray, Venom being a huge influence on the black metal scene.
Amon - The original name of death metal band Deicide.
Apollyon - Part of the band name for a Tom Fischer project Apollyon Sun.
Azazel - In the name of the death metal band Dawn of Azazel
Behemoth - Name of Polish black/death metal band.
Nergal - Name of the guitarist and vocalist of the Polish death metal band Behemoth.
Euronymous - Stage name of former Mayhem guitarist Øystein Aarseth, a prominent character in the black metal scene of the early 90's (misspelling statement below).
Fenriz - Stage name of Darkthrone drummer Gylve Nagell.
Loki Strike - Is the name of a minnesota punk/metal band.
Marduk - Name of Swedish black metal band.
Samael - Name of Swiss dark metal band, though this band adheres to the correct spelling.
Tchort - Stage name of former Emperor bassist Terje Schei.

[edit] Errors

People have stated a couple of errors in the infernal names, possibly the most noticeable being Midgard, stated here as a son of Loki depicted as a serpent. Loki is a god in Norse mythology. In Norse mythology, Midgard is the land on which humanity resides, the word itself being an old Germanic word. The son of Loki depicted as a serpent is named Iormungand or Jörmungandr. The other son of Loki mentioned here, Fenriz, is spelt as Fenris in Norse mythology, and is fully named Fenris-Wolf or Fenrisulfr. Another noticeable mistake is the statement that Pluto was the Greek god of the underworld, when in fact he was the Roman god of the underworld. Sammael is more commonly spelt Samael. Euronymous is misspelt too, the correct spelling being Eurynomos. Also Loki in Norse Mythology is actually a god that has a fondness for being a trickster, and is said to be the one who both stole Odin's eye as well as being destined to lead an army against the Gods of Asgard during Ragnarok, which is a time when the Norse Gods will fight until Fenrir Devours him and the world as it is known will be destroyed and start again anew. It is clear why Loki would be assumed of as a devil for his eventual parting with the Æsir, but should not be confused with a devil.

Probably better to put it here rather than under the source bit. Don't know where to put this, just some corrections for the norse mythology thing. Loki did not steal Odin's eye, Odin sacrificed it to get a part of Mimer's wisdom. Mimer (being another kind of god called "Vanes") was considered (along with a troll named Kvaser) considered the wisest being ever, he was decapitated though but his head remained to guide Odin. Loki is indeed to take part a battle against the gods at the apocalypse day (~Ragnarok @ northern myth.) but he wont be a leader, if there's such it will be a character called Surt, who is the lord of the fireworld located inside the earth (he's also the one burning the world down at the end) Until then though, Loki will remain shackled at a cave in Jotunheim (land of the trolls)