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Apollyon appears in numerous epic poems throughout early the Medieval to the late Renaissance period. European Christians believed that this was one of three deities worshipped by the [[Islam|Muslims]]. The demon is included in ''Song of Roland'' (1100s) and ''The Pilgrim's Progress'' (1678), where he actively fights the hero.
Apollyon appears in numerous epic poems throughout early the Medieval to the late Renaissance period. European Christians believed that this was one of three deities worshipped by the [[Islam|Muslims]]. The demon is included in ''Song of Roland'' (1100s) and ''The Pilgrim's Progress'' (1678), where he actively fights the hero.


The [[Sola Busca]] tarot identifies its [[Knight of Wands]] as Apolino, borrowing from the 1600s Piquet of Charles VII, which based some of its court cards around characters from the ''Song of Roland'' and had Apolino as the Jack of Spades.
The [[Sola Busca tarot]] identifies its [[Knight of Wands]] as Apolino, borrowing from the 1600s Piquet of Charles VII, which based some of its court cards around characters from the ''Song of Roland'' and had Apolino as the Jack of Spades.


[[Category:Demons]]
[[Category:Demons]]