Cacodaemons
Deities of inferior rank, one of whom it was believed by many was attached to each mortal from his birth as a constant companion, and were capable of giving impulses, and acting as a sort of messenger between the gods and men. The cacodaemons were of a hostile nature, as opposed to the agathodaemons who were friendly. It is said that one of the cacodaemons who appeared to Cassius was a man of huge stature, and of a black hue. The belief in these daemons is probably traditional, and it is said that they are the rebellious angels who were expelled from heaven for their crimes. They tried, but in vain, to obtain a settlement in various parts of the universe ; and their final abode is believed to be all the space between the earth and the stars. There they abide, hated by all the elements, and finding their pleasure in revenge and injury. Their king was called Hades by the Greeks, Typhon by the Egyptians, and Ahrimanes by the Persians and Chaldæans.