Nybbas
Nybbas is a demon or spirit that manages visions & dreams, according to Collin de Plancy's Dictionnaire Infernal.
Description[edit]
Nybbas, is a demon or spirit of the Inferior order, high upper gallery of hell.. He manages visions and dreams.
Appearance[edit]
Nybbas is regarded as a buffoon and a charlatan, it is said that his grinning face is as sickening and terrifying and beneath his otherways friendly exterior. His eyes are always hidden behind a veil or some obstruction.
Powers[edit]
One of Nybbas power is to dehumanise and desensitise humanit. he can make selfishness and cruelty appear moral, make generosity and gentleness as a childish act. Modern stories tells that he was the demon behind the inventors of TV and the World Wide Web. Some ultra right sects in modern day would even blame him for manipulation of magazines, newspapers, radio, and the World Wide Web.
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. In one game, called the In Nomine, Nybbas is called as the Demon Prince of Media.
Similarity with Nebahaz[edit]
The name Nybbas resembles "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.
Resources[edit]
- Dictionnaire de la Bible, by Augustin Calmet, in Google Books
- Dictionnaire Infernal, by Collin de Plancy at Delirium's Realm
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