So far I have learned a lot about my topic: demons and angels. It is a very interesting topic to study because so many different cultures view them in different ways. For instance, in Buddhism, there are many different ranks of angels-the higher the rank, the more abilities they have. While in Hinduism, there is only one rank of angels(archangels) who act as heavenly guides. In Egypt Angels are called 'winged spirits' and there were 1000's of them. They would build elaborate tombs and put small windows in them so the angels could get in and visit their dead loved ones. Zorastirans believed that there was no such thing as an angel, just good and evil angels.
Demons in all cultures are of course known as evil and are the opposite of good. What I found interesting was that in Hinduism, demons and angels sometimes worked together in certain stories. In one story, they worked together to achieve mortality. I still have to get much more on the topic, but it is very interesting! :)
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