History Sandbox / MonsterMythologyAndReligion

* Myth/MayanMythology: The [[FemmeFatale Xtabay]] was once a beautiful and chaste young woman revered for her seeming virtue. In truth a horrible, wicked soul who fouled the ground when she died, she made a [[DealWithTheDevil pact with evil spirits]] to return to life. The Xtabay is a vicious and sadistic SerialKiller who lures in victims to sleep with and violently devour or just brutally murder.

* [[NotQuiteTheAlmighty The Demiurge, or Yaldabaoth]], is a take on the [[Literature/TheBible Old Testament God]], used to explain the Problem of Evil. A [[GodIsEvil malevolent false god]], Yaldabaoth is the source of humanity's sinful nature and all the misery, who takes joy in human evil, so long as he's worshiped as the TopGod. Yaldabaoth created the physical realm, and humanity, as debaucherous and mindless creatures, before the higher gods took pity on them and granted them knowledge and souls, thus giving access to the true spiritual world. The materialistic Yaldabaoth would prefer to manipulate the world in wickedness, keeping humanity in the dark of the spiritual world. This puts him in direct conflict with his mother Sophia, who in some versions was [[{{Matricide}} destroyed by her son]], with her remnants becoming humanity's souls.

* [[GodOfEvil Marmoo]], the ArchEnemy of Baiame the Sky-Father, growing jealous of how his adversary instead of himself created the world, swore to destroy everything that exists. Marmoo created the insects, arachnids, and worms to lay waste to the land, covering the sky in darkness, spreading plagues and [[DevouredByTheHorde devouring the innocent animals and plants]]. Even after being thwarted by the mother goddess Nungeena and her birds, Marmoo attempts to [[TheCorrupter corrupt them]], succeeding with the cuckoos, who on his orders invade other birds' nests and replace their eggs with their own. Feared by the Gamilaaray tribe as a malevolent god, Marmoo is hellbent on the [[OmnicidalManiac annihilation of the world]] to spite Baiame and his creations.

* [[NotQuiteTheAlmighty The Demiurge, or Yaldabaoth]], is a take on the [[Literature/TheBible Old Testament God]], used to explain the Problem of Evil. A [[GodIsEvil malevolent false god]], Yaldabaoth is the source of humanity's sinful nature and all the misery, who takes joy in human evil, so long as he's worshiped as the TopGod. Yaldabaoth created the physical realm, and humanity, as debaucherous and mindless creatures, before the higher gods took pity on them and granted them knowledge and souls, thus giving access to the true spiritual world. The materialistic Yaldabaoth would prefer to manipulate the world in wickedness, keeping humanity in the dark of the spiritual world. This puts him in direct conflict with his mother Sophia, who in some versions was [[{{Matricide}} destroyed by her son]], with her remnants becoming humanity's souls. While MadeOfEvil in some versions, others are just pure evil.

* [[NotQuiteTheAlmighty The Demiurge, or Yaldabaoth]], is a take on the [[Literature/TheBible Old Testament God]], used to explain the Problem of Evil. A [[GodIsEvil malevolent false god]], Yaldabaoth is the source of humanity's sinful nature and all the misery, who takes joy in human evil, so long as he's worshiped as the TopGod. Yaldabaoth created the physical realm, and humanity, as debaucherous and mindless creatures, before the higher gods took pity on them and granted them knowledge and souls, thus giving access to the true spiritual world. The materialistic Yaldabaoth would prefer to manipulate the world in wickedness, keeping humanity in the dark of the spiritual world. This puts him in direct conflict with his mother Sophia, who in some versions was [[{{Matricide}} destroyed by her son]], with her remnants becoming humanity's souls.

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-->--'''Literature/BookOfEsther''', 3:5-3:6

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* [[ManipulativeBastard Haman the Agagite]], one of the original [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain antisemites]] in Jewish folklore, is a [[EvilChancellor vizier]] under Emperor Ahasuerus (Xerxes) whose ambition and ego know no bounds. Haman is introduced forcing citizens to [[KneelBeforeZod bow to him]]; when a fellow advisor, Mordecai the Judean, refuses to bow to him--possibly on account of Haman embroidering a graven image into his clothing--Haman plots a [[FinalSolution genocide]] against Persian Jewry as a whole, manipulating the emperor into giving him his signet so that he may write it into law. When Mordecai still refuses to bow to him, Haman builds a gallows on which he intends to hang the latter.

* [[AsianFoxSpirit Hồ Tinh]] is the most sadistic and vile of the [[ToServeMan man eating monsters]] faced by Lạc Long Quân. Using his shapeshifting powers to trick people into entering his cave, Hồ Tinh would torture them before killing and eating them, preferring to [[WouldHurtaChild target children]] in some versions of the story. After Lạc Long Quân goes to stop him, Hồ Tinh tries to murdering him to.

* [[ManipulativeBastard Haman the Agagite]], one of the archetypal [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain antisemites]] in Jewish folklore, is a [[EvilChancellor vizier]] under Emperor Ahasuerus (Xerxes) whose ambition and ego know no bounds. Haman is introduced forcing citizens to [[KneelBeforeZod bow to him]]; when a fellow advisor, Mordecai the Judean, refuses to bow to him--possibly on account of Haman embroidering a graven image into his clothing--Haman plots a [[FinalSolution genocide]] against Persian Jewry as a whole, manipulating the emperor into giving him his signet so that he may write it into law. When Mordecai still refuses to bow to him, Haman builds a gallows on which he intends to hang the latter.

* ''Myth/TheWhiteWitchOfRoseHall'': Annie Palmer, the titular [[WickedWitch witch]], was a [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain slaveholder]], UsefulNotes/{{Voodoo}} practitioner, and BlackWidow, murdering 3 of her husbands for their wealth as well as several of her lovers. Using the bones of her slaves' children in Voodoo rituals, she would brainwash her slaves into complacency, taking any who rebelled into her basement where she would [[ATasteOfTheLash torture them to death with whips]], taking pleasure in her actions. Even after being killed, it's said that her ghost still continues to haunt Rose Hall.

* [[OmnicidalManiac Settut]], or [[WickedWitch Settuta]], also known as Immas n Tadwit, the "First Mother of the World", is the cruel [[GodOfEvil Goddess of Evil]] and [[GodOfChaos Chaos]]. Once a benevolent creator goddess, she became bitter and jealous of the world and dedicated herself to destroying it after learning she was sterile, sacrificing countless women and children in an attempt to make herself fertile, and creating the stars out of their bones when that failed. Settut created destructive storms, floods, and eclipses, and [[TheCorrupter introduced mankind to envy and greed]], leading them to commit acts of war, slavery, theft, and murder against each other. Along the way, Settut created her palace of the bones of her many victims, counting each one every day. Resentful, sadistic, and with a [[WouldHurtAChild preference for targeting children]], Settut is responsible for all the misery of the world and is gleefully excited about the prospect of the day when [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt the world will be consumed by the underworld]].

* [[OmnicidalManiac Settut]], or [[WickedWitch Settuta]], also known as Immas n Tadwit, the "First Mother of the World", is the cruel [[GodOfEvil Goddess of Evil]] and [[GodOfChaos Chaos]]. Once a benevolent creator goddess who, after learning she was sterile and sacrificing countless women and children in an attempt to make herself fertile and creating the stars out of their bones when that failed, became bitter and jealous at the world and dedicated herself to destroying it. To do this, Settut created destructive storms, floods, and eclipses, and [[TheCorrupter introduced mankind to envy and greed]], leading them to commit acts of war, slavery, theft, and murder against each other. Along the way, Settut created her palace of the bones of her many victims, counting each one every day. Resentful, sadistic, and with a [[WouldHurtAChild preference for targeting children]], Settut is responsible for all the misery of the world and is gleefully excited about the prospect of the day when [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt the world will be consumed by the underworld]].

* ''Literature/TheSixBrothers'': [[ItsAllAboutMe The Magistrate]] is the [[AntagonisticGovernor governor]] of the village of the Six Brothers, and a [[CorruptPolitician corrupt official]] who, during a [[TheFamine famine]], would take the food meant for the town for himself, causing mass civilian deaths. After the brothers are seen conspiring to steal the food in order to feed the dying, the Magistrate orders the brothers to be tortured, and later killed.

* [[OmnicidalManiac Settut]], or [[WickedWitch Settuta]], also known as Immas n Tadwit, the "First Mother of the World", is the cruel [[GodOfEvil Goddess of Evil]] and [[GodOfChaos Chaos]]. Once a benevolent creator goddess who, after learning she was sterile and sacrificed countless women and children in an attempt to make herself fertile and creating the stars out of their bones when that failed, became bitter and jealous at the world and dedicated herself to destroying it. To do this, Settut created destructive storms, floods, and eclipses, and [[TheCorrupter introduced mankind to envy and greed]], leading them to commit acts of war, slavery, theft, and murder against each other. Along the way, Settut created her palace of the bones of her many victims, counting each one every day. Resentful, sadistic, and with a [[WouldHurtAChild preference for targeting children]], Settut is responsible for all the misery of the world and is gleefully excited about the prospect of the day when [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt the world will be consumed by the underworld]].

* ''Literature/TheSixBrothers'': [[ItsAllAboutMe The Magistrate]] is the [[AntagonisticGovernor governor]] of the village of the Six Brothers, and a [[CorruptPolitician corrupt official]] who, during a famine, would take the food meant for the town for himself, causing mass civilian deaths. After the brothers are seen conspiring to steal the food in order to feed the dying, the Magistrate orders the brothers to be tortured, and later killed.

* [[ManipulativeBastard Haman the Agagite]], one of the archetypal [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain anti-Semites]] in Jewish folklore, is a [[EvilChancellor vizier]] under Emperor Ahasuerus (Xerxes) whose ambition and ego know no bounds. Haman is introduced forcing citizens to [[KneelBeforeZod bow to him]]; when a fellow advisor, Mordecai the Judean, refuses to bow to him--possibly on account of Haman embroidering a graven image into his clothing--Haman plots a [[FinalSolution genocide]] against Persian Jewry as a whole, manipulating the emperor into giving him his signet so that he may write it into law. When Mordecai still refuses to bow to him, Haman builds a gallows on which he intends to hang the latter.

** Myth/IncaMythology's ''Literature/HuarochiriManuscript'': [[EvilIsBurningHot Wallallu Qarwinchu]]--God of Fire--is the ArchEnemy of the benevolent Pariacaca and the former ruler god of Huarochiri, where he installed a reign of terror during which local woman were forced to have only two children and to sacrifice one of them to him so he could [[ChildEater devour their flesh and drink their blood]]. Continuing this abominable tradition until the arrival and victory of Pariacaca, Wallallu would be exiled to other lands, where he would continue trying to kill Pariacaca and his family in failed attempts to recover his old power.
** Myth/MayanMythology: The [[FemmeFatale Xtabay]] was once a beautiful and chaste young woman revered for her seeming virtue. In truth a horrible, wicked soul who fouled the ground when she died, she made a [[DealWithTheDevil pact with evil spirits]] to return to life. The Xtabay is a vicious and sadistic SerialKiller who lures in victims to sleep with and violently devour or just brutally murder.

* [[BigBad The Demiurge, or Yaldabaoth]], is a take on the [[Literature/TheBible Old Testament God]], used to explain the Problem of Evil. A [[GodIsEvil malevolent false god]], Yaldabaoth is the source of humanity's sinful nature and all the misery, who takes joy in human evil, so long as he's worshiped as the TopGod. Yaldabaoth created the physical realm, and humanity, as debaucherous and mindless creatures, before the higher gods took pity on them and granted them knowledge and souls, thus giving access to the true spiritual world. The materialistic Yaldabaoth would prefer to manipulate the world in wickedness, keeping humanity in the dark of the spiritual world. This puts him in direct conflict with his mother Sophia, who in some versions was [[{{Matricide}} destroyed by her son]], with her remnants becoming humanity's souls.

* Myth/IncaMythology's ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huarochiri_Manuscript Huarochiri Manuscript]]'': [[EvilIsBurningHot Wallallu Qarwinchu]]--God of Fire--is the ArchEnemy of the benevolent Pariacaca and the former ruler god of Huarochiri, where he installed a reign of terror during which local woman were forced to have only two children and to sacrifice one of them to him so he could [[ChildEater devour their flesh and drink their blood]]. Continuing this abominable tradition until the arrival and victory of Pariacaca, Wallallu would be exiled to other lands, where he would continue trying to kill Pariacaca and his family in failed attempts to recover his old power.

* [[TheVamp Tamamo-no-Mae]] is one of the three most fearsome {{Yokai}} of Japan. A wicked [[AsianFoxSpirit fox spirit]], she possesses or takes the forms of women to seduce kings with her beauty, [[TheCorrupter pushing them]] to savage atrocity and brutality where countless innocents are tortured and slaughtered, eventually kicking off wars before skipping town. Doing this across the continent of Asia, Tamamo-no-Mae also preys upon women and [[WouldHurtAChild children]] in her spare time, eventually cursing Japan with her death to lead to a brutal war.

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