The monk John Cassian popularized this grouping in Europe with his text Institutes, which originally included “vainglory” among them. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this grouping of vices in Christian demonology that traditionally includes sloth, envy, and wrath.
ANSWER: seven deadly sins [accept the seven capital sins or seven cardinal sins; accept the seven sins; prompt on sins alone; reject “venial sins”]
[10m] Demonologists such as Peter Binsfield called this demon the embodiment of envy. This Hebrew monster contrasted with Behemoth in the Book of Job was often depicted as a giant sea monster.
ANSWER: Leviathan [prompt on Lotan]
[10h] This prince of Hell, sometimes syncretized with Beelzebub, is associated with greed. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus says that one “cannot serve God and” this figure, whose name is the Hebrew word for money.
ANSWER: Mammon
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