Asmodeus vs. Belial — What's the Difference?

Asmodeus (; Ancient Greek: Ἀσμοδαῖος, Asmodaios) or Ashmedai (; Hebrew: אַשְמְדּאָי, ʾAšmədʾāy), also Asmodevs, Ashema Daeva or Amias (see below for other variations), is a prince of demons, or in Judeo-Islamic lore one king of the earthly spirits called the Ars Goetia, mostly known from the deuterocanonical Book of Tobit, in which he is the primary antagonist. In Peter Binsfeld's classification of demons, Asmodeus represents lust.

Belial (Hebrew: בְּלִיַּעַל‎, Bəlīyyaʿal) is a term occurring in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament which later became personified as the devil in Christian texts of the New Testament. Alternate spellings include Baalial, Balial, Belhor, Beliall, Beliar, Berial, Bylyl and Beliya'al.

A demon appearing in the biblical book of Tobit, considered in the Talmud to be the king of demons and depicted in later Jewish tradition as a mischievous sprite.

A personification of wickedness and ungodliness alluded to in the Bible.

One of the fallen angels who rebelled against God in Milton's Paradise Lost.

An evil spirit; a wicked and unprincipled person; the personification of evil.