Banshee vs. Demon — What's the Difference?

A banshee ( BAN-shee; Modern Irish bean sí, from Old Irish: ben síde [bʲen ˈʃiːðʲe], "woman of the fairy mound" or "fairy woman") is a female spirit in Irish folklore who heralds the death of a family member, usually by wailing, shrieking, or keening. Her name is connected to the mythologically important tumuli or "mounds" that dot the Irish countryside, which are known as síde (singular síd) in Old Irish.

A demon is a supernatural being, typically associated with evil, prevalent historically in religion, occultism, literature, fiction, mythology, and folklore; as well as in media such as comics, video games, movies, anime, and television series. In Ancient Near Eastern religions and in the Abrahamic traditions, including ancient and medieval Christian demonology, a demon is considered a harmful spiritual entity which may cause demonic possession, calling for an exorcism.

A female spirit in Gaelic folklore believed to presage, by wailing, a death in a family.

An evil supernatural being; a devil.

(Irish folklore) A female spirit, usually taking the form of a woman whose mournful wailing warns of an impending death.

A persistently tormenting person, force, or passion

(derogatory) A noisy or ill-tempered woman.

One who is extremely zealous, skillful, or diligent

A supernatural being supposed to warn a family of the approaching death of one of its members, by wailing or singing in a mournful voice, as under the windows of the house.

Variant of daimon.

(Irish folklore) a female spirit who wails to warn of impending death

An evil supernatural spirit.

An evil spirit resident in or working for Hell; a devil.

A false god or idol; a Satanic divinity.

A very wicked or malevolent person; also in weakened sense a mischievous person, especially a child.

A source (especially personified) of great evil or wickedness; a destructive feeling or character flaw.

(in plural) A person's fears or anxieties.

A neutral supernatural spirit.

A person's inner spirit or genius; a guiding or creative impulse.

(Greek mythology) A tutelary deity or spirit intermediate between the major Olympian gods and mankind, especially a deified hero or the entity which supposedly guided Socrates, telling him what not to do.

A spirit not considered to be inherently evil; a (non-Christian) deity or supernatural being.

A hypothetical entity with special abilities postulated for the sake of a thought experiment in philosophy or physics.

Someone with great strength, passion or skill for a particular activity, pursuit etc.; an enthusiast.

(card games) A type of patience or solitaire (card game) played in the UK and/or US.

Any of various hesperiid butterflies of the genera Notocrypta and Udaspes.

A spirit, or immaterial being, holding a middle place between men and deities in pagan mythology.

One's genius; a tutelary spirit or internal voice; as, the demon of Socrates.

An evil spirit; a devil.

One of the evil spirits of traditional Jewish and Christian belief

A cruel wicked and inhuman person

Someone extremely diligent or skillful;