Re: The Early Christians: Creed, Confession and Scripture

From ancient times wicked demons in human form defiled women, corrupted 
boys, and showed men such terrifying sights that whoever did not have the 
insight to discern what was happening became confused. Obsessed by fear, 
they failed to recognize them as evil demons. They called them "gods" and 
gave to each the name which each demon had given to himself.

Socrates tried by true reason and exact inquiry to bring these things to 
light and to draw people away from these demons. That is why the demons, 
working through men who delighted in evil, knew how to bring about his 
execution as an atheist and sacrilegious person. They accused him of
having 
introduced new gods. And now they try to do the very same thing to us. For

it happened not only among the Greeks that these things were brought to 
light, (through Socrates) but also among the barbarians. It happened 
through the same Logos who took form and became a human and was called 
Jesus Christ. Him we follow, and we deny that the spirits who have done 
those things are true deities but assert that they are wicked and infamous

demons, in no way even capable of such actions as men are who strive for 
goodness and merit.

Justin, First Apology 5.