Az of avarice and greed (e.g., Gbd XXVII) Buht of idolatry (e.g., Gbd XXVII) Bushasp of sloth (Avestan Bushyasta) (e.g., Gbd XXVII) Diwzhat (Av. Daebaaman), the deceiver, the hypocrite Eshm of wrath (Avestan Aeshma) (e.g., Gbd XXVII) Freptar of distraction and deception (e.g., Gbd XXVII) Jeh the whore (Avestan Jahi) (e.g., Gbd III) Mitokht (also Mithaokhta) of scepticism and falsehood (e.g. Gbd XXVII) Nang of disgrace and dishonor (e.g., Dadestan-i Denig 53) Nas or Nasa (Avestan Nasu) of pollution and contamination (e.g., GBd XXVII) Niyaz causes want (e.g., Gbd XXVII) Pinih of stinginess and who hoards but does not enjoy its hoard (e.g., Gbd XXVII) Rashk (Avestan Areshko) "envy" (e.g. Denkard 9.30.4) Sij who causes destruction (e.g., Gbd XXVII) Sitoj that denies doctrine (e.g., Dadestan-i Denig 53) Spazg of slander (e.g., Gbd XXVII) Spuzgar, the negligent (e.g., Andarz-i Khosru-i-Kavatan) Taromaiti of scorn (e.g., Gbd XXVII) Varun of unnatural lust (e.g., Gbd XXVII) Other entities include: Aghash of the evil eye (e.g., Gbd XXVII) Astwihad of death (Avestan Asto-widhatu or Asto-vidatu) (e.g., Gbd XXVII) [Azi-/Az-]Dahak (Avestan Azi Dahaka), a serpent-like monster king. (e.g., J 4) Cheshma who opposes the clouds and causes earthquakes and whirlwinds (e.g., Gbd XXVII) Kunda, the steed that carries sorcerers (e.g., Gbd XXVII) Uta who brings about sickness through food and water (e.g., Gbd XXVII) Vizaresh that fights for the souls of the dead (e.g., Gbd XXVII) The most destructive of these are Astiwihad, the demon of death that casts the noose of mortality around men's necks at birth, and Az, who is most capable of destroying the "innate wisdom" of man. Az is thus the cause of heresy and blinds the righteous man from being able to discern the truth and falsehood. In the Shahnameh A list of ten demons is provided in the Shahnameh: Besides the afore-mentioned Az "greed", Kashm "wrath" (Avestan Aeshma), Nang "dishonor", Niaz "want", and Rashk "envy", the epic poem includes Kin "vengeance", Nammam "tell-tale", Do-ruy "two-face", napak-din "heresy", and (not explicitly named) ungratefulness. Some of the entities that in the Middle Persian texts are demons, are in the Shahnameh attributes of demons, for instance, varuna "backwards" or "inside out", reflecting that they tend to do the opposite of what they are asked to do. Although Ferdowsi generally portrays divs as being distinct from humans, the poet also uses the word to denote "evil people". One of the more popular stories from