Beelzebub
Sign in to savethumb|Beelzebub's appearance from the Dictionnaire Infernal, akin to a [[fly]] thumb|"Beelzebub and them that are with him shoot arrows" from John Bunyan's ''[[The Pilgrim's Progress (1678)]] thumb|upright|Beelzebub as a character in the mummers play|mumming play St George and the Dragon'' by the St Albans Mummers, 2015
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Beelzebub is a figure from religious and literary tradition, often depicted as a demonic or evil character, sometimes portrayed with fly-like features. The name appears in various works including John Bunyan's *The Pilgrim's Progress* and traditional mummers' plays, where it represents a supernatural antagonist.
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thumb|Beelzebub's appearance from the Dictionnaire Infernal, akin to a [[fly]] thumb|"Beelzebub and them that are with him shoot arrows" from John Bunyan's ''[[The Pilgrim's Progress (1678)]] thumb|upright|Beelzebub as a character in the mummers play|mumming play St George and the Dragon by the St Albans Mummers, 2015
'Ba'al Zabub, Ba'al Zvuv or Beelzebub' ( ; Baʿal-zəḇūḇ), also spelled Beelzebul or Belzebuth, and occasionally known as the Lord of the Flies, is a name derived from a Philistine god, formerly worshipped in Ekron, and later adopted by some Abrahamic religions as a major demon. The name Beelzebub is associated with the Canaanite god Baal.