One was the name of Beelzebub, or Baal-zebub, originally a god of Ekron in Philistia, to whom King Ahaziah of Israel prayed for healing (2 Ki 1:2). The name means “Lord of Flies” because the ancients believed that the souls of the dead could dwell in flies, birds, bees and other flying creatures; the Greek word for a butterfly is psyche, meaning “soul.” Thus, Beelzebub was a god of the dead and of oracles originating in the after-world. As one of the rivals of the biblical Yahweh, he was naturally demonized along with all the other non-Hebrew Baals.
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