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Not so much. They both come from old Indo-European, and they both come from Greek. In Greek, 'diabolus' meant "accuser" or "slanderer", and this sense fit nicely with the judeo-christian notion of Satan. That's how you get "the Devil". He slandered god, and there was only one of him. Per the...

My guess: they're dumping the erinyes, because somebody finally told them the word is plural. My question: why not go whole hog? It's not just that erinyes and succubi are redundant; demons and devils are. If alignment plays less of a role (and, actually, it should play none), then what's the...