Moloch Moloch (; ''Mōleḵ'' or הַמֹּלֶךְ‎ ''hamMōleḵ''; grc, Μόλοχ, la, Moloch; also Molech or Molek) is a name or a term which appears in the Hebrew Bible several times, primarily in the book of Leviticus. The Bible strongly co ...

is the name of a god associated with child sacrifice in the Hebrew Bible and with Phoenician religion. Moloch may also mean: * ''

Moloch horridus The thorny devil (''Moloch horridus''), also known commonly as the mountain devil, thorny lizard, thorny dragon, and moloch, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to Australia. It is the sole species in the ge ...

'', also known as the Australian thorny devil, the sole lizard species of the genus ''Moloch'' * ''Moloch'' (1999 film), a biographical film by Alexander Sokurov about Adolf Hitler *

Moloch (2022 film) ''Moloch'' is a 2022 Dutch folk horror film directed by Nico van den Brink, starring Sallie Harmsen and Alexandre Willaume. Plot The film focuses on 38 year old Betriek (Sallie Harmsen), who lives with her family in a house on edge of a peat bog ...

, a Dutch folk horror film *

Moloch (Dungeons & Dragons) A devil (also known as a baatezu) is a fictional character in the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' roleplaying game, a powerful group of monsters used as a high-level challenge for players of the game. Devils are Lawful Evil in alignment and originate ...

, an archdevil in the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' role-playing game * '' Moloch: Book of Angels Volume 6'', a 2006 album by pianist Uri Caine composed by John Zorn * '' Moloch: or, This Gentile World'', the first novel written by Henry Miller, unpublished until 1992 * ''Moloch'' (Kuprin novel), an 1896 novel by Alexander Kuprin *

Moloch (Mortal Kombat) This is a list of Player character, playable and boss (video games), boss characters from the ''Mortal Kombat'' fighting game franchise and the games in which they appear. Created by Ed Boon and John Tobias, the series depicts conflicts between ...

, a character in the ''Mortal Kombat'' video game series * Moloch (Buffyverse), a demon on the TV show ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' * Moloc (Stargate), a Goa'uld from Stargate SG-1 *

Hylobates moloch The silvery gibbon (''Hylobates moloch''), also known as the Javan gibbon, is a primate in the gibbon family Hylobatidae. It is endemic to the Indonesian island of Java, where it inhabits undisturbed rainforests up to an altitude of . It is liste ...

, commonly known as the Silvery gibbon lives exclusively in Java, Indonesia

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