Short answers, pulled from the story.
Demonization refers to the characterization of individuals, groups, or political bodies as evil. Christian missionaries employed this tactic when converting pagans by reinterpreting polytheistic deities as lying demons.
King Philip the Fair ordered the destruction of the Knights Templar through specific accusations that these men worshipped Baphomet during their downfall. These charges allowed the crown to justify seizing assets and eliminating a powerful military order.
Psalms 96:5 offers a striking case study where one translation states all gods are nothing while another reads they are devils. Sir Lancelot Charles Lee Brenton translated the Greek Septuagint into English on the 1st of January 1851, preserving the devils version used by early Christians.
Modern translations eventually reverted to the original Hebrew text as consensus shifted away from the Greek Septuagint preference. Jerome followed the Greek text rather than the Hebrew when he translated the Latin Vulgate edition of the Bible, but later scholars prioritized source material accuracy.
Some strains of Hinduism consider the Buddha an incarnation of Vishnu according to Cambridge University Hindu Cultural Society records. Other texts such as the Puranas portray him as an avatar born to mislead those who deny Vedic knowledge.