"According to such taxonomies, demons were a busy bunch, tasked with everything from promoting quarrels, discord, and war (the work of a demon called Bufas) to

"According to such taxonomies, demons were a busy bunch, tasked with everything from promoting quarrels, discord, and war (the work of a demon called Bufas) to inserting errors into the manuscripts of scribes and keeping tabs on the mispronunciations of preachers during worship (the work of Titivillus)." I'll say the old theology (with deities, etc.) had more amusing bits than the modern scientific theology, which tends to be dour and self-righteous. (But, hey, miracles now are a lot cheaper ...)