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In ancient Greece the fly, like the butterfly, represented the soul. This belief was common in many old-world cultures. For instance, in celtic myth there is the story of Cu Chulainn whose mother swallowed a fly, before she gave birth to him.
Beelzebub was originally called Baal-Zebul, meaning "Baal, the Lord" a widely worshipped Philistine God-King, who was said to be a psychopompos, a guardian of souls (again). Later, the cults of Jahwe tried to opress the Baal worship and made him "Baal-Zebub", the "Lord of Flies", which - later again- became a synonym for the devil.
But what the hell (oops!) has all this to do with those ten fat black flies partying in your room? Figure. |
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