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Mammon

Mammon is a demon associated with avarice and greed. In the New Testament, Mammon is personified as a false god of wealth and possessions. John Milton, in Paradise Lost, describes Mammon as the demon who first tempted humans to mine the earth for treasures. The name Mammon” is derived from the Aramaic word *mammona* Related … Read more