Mystery of the Masks - Belphegor, Spirit of Perversion, (Baal-Peor)

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Baal-Peor or Belphegor, is one of the top ten demon-gods mentioned in the Bible.
Several Hebrews who were being led by Moses strayed into dire sin while passing through Shittim.
Men were having relations with the local women who persuaded them to participate in sacrifices to the 'lord of mt. peor', aka Baal-Peor.
They ate the sacrificial meat and partied with the women, worst of all, they bowed down to the demon-god
Because of this, a plague broke out, and Phinehas, in holy zeal, slayed a couple who were having sexual relations.

This spirit of perversion has worn many masks over time:
To Greeks and Romans, he was Bacchus and Dionysus, associated with reveling, drunkenness, sexual perversions.
He was called Sabazios and Father Liber before he was known as Bacchus and Dionysus.
These revelries became known as Liberalia, Bacchanalia, and they have morphed into the modern day Mardi Gras and Carnivale.
To Egyptians, he was Set, a weird looking desert creature, villainous and deceptive, capable of very lewd acts. In their legends, he took the eye of Horus.
In Nordic tribes, he is called Loki.

Nowadays, he is primarily called Baphomet, but also Goatman, Pan or Chief Satyr.
In children's tales, he was depicted as the Pied Piper.
Indeed, he has instilled his perversion into pop music and rap music over the years, ever desiring to 'drag' children astray from holiness, chastity and purity.

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