Religion:Nybbas
From HandWiki
Nybbas is a demon.
Dictionnaire Infernal
Nybbas, is a demon or spirit in the Dictionnaire Infernal, that manages visions and dreams. He is regarded as a buffoon and a charlatan. He is depicted as smiling. He is of the inferior order, high upper gallery of hell.
Similarity with Nebahaz
The name Nybbas has remarkable resemblance with "Nebahaz", one of several deities protecting the individual cities of Samaria who are mentioned specifically by name in the Bible, in 2 Kings 17:31. In his "Encyclopédie Théologique", or "Dictionnaire ... de la Bible", Augustin Calmet asserts that Nebahaz and Nebachas are one and the same and associates them with Nebo, another name for the god Nabu.
In Nomine
In the In Nomine RPG, Nybbas is the Demon Prince of Media.
Resources
- Dictionnaire de la Bible, by Augustin Calmet, in Google Books
- Dictionnaire Infernal, by Collin de Plancy at Delirium's Realm
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