Home›Adversaries›Gender›MaleBrowse ByMaleThis page groups figures by the gender their own tradition assigns them. Wikipedia defines gender as "the range of social, psychological, cultural, and behavioral aspects of being a man (or boy), woman (or girl), or portraying a third gender." Browsing by gender lets a visitor compare how differently traditions present their male, female and other figures.FactsLearn MoreMaleSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsStatusStanding as a Comparative CategoryWell-attestedUsed, but its validity as a comparative category is disputed. Reading Angra Mainyu, Satan, Iblis and Mara as one role flattens genuinely different accounts: in Zoroastrianism the hostile spirit is a counter-principle coeval with the good creator, which is exactly what the adversary of the monotheisms is not. 3OverviewWhat Defines This GroupingWell-attestedA comparative heading rather than a category any one tradition uses: figures cast as the opponent of a tradition's central figures or of the moral order. 2DirectoryCategoryWell-attestedFigures 1Learn MoreThe adversaries This group gathers adversaries, the figures who oppose the heroes, gods or faithful of a tradition: tempters, enemies and embodiments of resistance to the divine or moral order. The adversary is a recurring role across mythologies. The browser will find the opposing figures the atlas classes here. The entries describe each within their narrative, noting how different traditions frame the source and meaning of opposition to the good.MaleFilter Results19 entriesPlace of OriginAllBritain (1)Egypt (1)India (2)Samaria (1)Scandinavia (1)HistoricityAllComposite figure: more than one person or tradition behind the name (1)Historicity debated (1)Legendary: known from narrative tradition, not the historical record (7)Not a historical person: a divine or other-than-human being (10)TraditionAllAncient Egyptian Religion (1)Buddhism (1)Celtic Paganism (1)Christianity (4)Gnosticism (1)Hinduism (2)Islam (2)Judaism (5)Norse Paganism (1)Zoroastrianism (1)Member OfAllThe Kauravas (1)Veneration StatusAllActively venerated in a living tradition (10)No Cult Attested (3)Revered InAllBuddhism (1)Christianity (4)Gnosticism (1)Hinduism (1)Islam (2)Judaism (3)Zoroastrianism (1)Lifespan Start YearAll50 (1)Child OfAllAdam (1)Eve (1)Manner Of DeathAllDisputed (2)Executed (1)Killed in battle (5)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 19Angra Mainyu (Ahriman)MaleCainMaleDuryodhanaMaleGoliathMaleHamanMaleIblisMaleLuciferMaleMaraMaleMastemaMaleMordredMaleRavanaMaleSamaelMaleSatanMaleSetMaleSimon MagusMaleSurtrMaleThe AntichristMaleThe DajjalMaleThe Demiurge (Yaldabaoth)MaleSources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 12. Encyclopedia of Religiontier 1Mircea Eliade (ed.); Lindsay Jones (ed., 2nd ed.), Macmillan Reference, 2005The classification of religious figuresView the Source3. A History of Zoroastrianismtier 1Mary Boyce, Brill, 1989on Angra Mainyu and the two primal spiritsView the SourceDivinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptionstier 1Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.