They placed under him several angels who presided over the 365 heavens, and to whom they attributed 365 virtues, one for each day of the year. He was seen by the Basilidians (a group of second-century heretics) as the supreme god because the Greek letters that formed his name added up to 365, the number of days in a year. Later demonologists described him with the head of a King and serpents for feet. Abraxas is illustrated on amulets with a cock’s head, dragon feet, and a whip in his hand. It was created from the remains of one of the horses of the Garden of Eden.ĭictionnaire Infernal, According to Collin de Plancy (1863), Abracax or Abraxas is one of the gods of an Asian theogony, and whose name is read in the Abracadabra phylactery. This is a minion of Hell itself, and was a gift from Beelzebub. Alternatively he is depicted as a ghostly spectre, sometimes riding a semi-skeletal (sometimes winged) horse, or the Steed of Abigor. He is depicted in the form of a goodly knight carrying a lance, an ensign and a sceptre (a serpent to Aleister Crowley). He also attracts the favor of lords, knights and other important persons. He discovers hidden things and knows the future of wars and how soldiers should meet. In modernity he is a character in several pieces of media, such as the anime Angel Sanctuary, the Redwall books by Brian Jacques, the tabletop game Warhammer 40000, and the video game Diablo III.Eligos (also Abigor or Eligor) is a Great Duke of Hell, ruling 60 legions of demons. He became a popular character in several novels of the 16th century, notably the novelist Alain-Rene Lesange’s works. He was, adversely, blamed for the Loudon possessions of 1634. In later decades Asmodeus popped up as an angel in Gregory the Great’s Order of Thrones. The Lesser Key of Solomon names him Asmoday, depicting him riding upon a dragon commanding his 72 legions. His entry in the Dictionnaire Infermal is much the same, though is depicts him more as a monster than a man. He is also a gambler and oversees all gambling in Hell. In the Malleus Maleficarum we find out that Asmodeus has 72 legions of demons under his control and is a primary demon of lust. His tale is similar in the Book of Solomon, where we also learn that he hates fish and birds, as they remind him of God. At another time Asmodeus one-upped Solomon and threw him 400 leagues away, assuming his identity on the throne until the king returned. At one point King Solomon tricks him into building the Temple of Jerusalem. He is more similar to a Greek satyr than a demon, born of Adam and the prostitute Naamah. In the Talmud Asmodeus is less despicable. The smoke from the burning meat causes Asmodeus to flee far off, to Egypt, where Raphael binds him. Tobias is aided by the angel Raphael, who tells him to lay the heart and liver of a fish on burning cinders. A young man named Tobias plans to marry Sarah and Asmodeus plans to kill him.
The demon slays Sarah’s seven husbands before they can even consummate their marriage to her. In the tale he is attracted to a woman named Sarah. He is best known from his role in the Book of Tobit, in which he is the worst of demons. Specifically, he is the son of King David and the succubus Agrat Bat Mahlat. In the Kabbalah he is a cambion, a creature born of man and demon. Finally he has been recorded as being three-headed, with a man’s, bull’s, and ram’s head he also has a serpent tail and spits fire.Īsmodeus’ story varies from source to source. Secondly, as a creature with a man’s breast and various limbs of lust-related animals like the cock and the serpent. Mentioned in the Kabbalah, the Book of Tobit, the Talmud, the Testament of Solomon, the Malleus Malificarum, the Dictionnaire Infernal, the Magus, and the Lesser Key of Solomon, he is well-known as a demon of lust. Also called Asmodaios, Ashmedai, Hammadai, and Sidonai, he is a demon king. Asmodeus is a demon of both Christian and Judaic lore.
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