Sexuality in Christian demonology

The gender attributed to demons has varied from one belief system to the next.

For example, to the Sumerians, Babylonians, Assyrians, and Jews, there were male and female demons. More specifically, Jewish demons were mostly male, although female examples such as Lilith exist.

In contrast, Christian demonology and theology tends to debate over the gender and sexual proclivities of demons. These questions are referenced in Italian,^[a] French,^[b] Spanish and Portuguese phrases that imply that the question is pointless and unanswerable, akin to the English phrase How many angels can dance on the head of a pin?.

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