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Subject: The Encyclopedia Demonica
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   Abaddon- (Hebrew) the destroyer
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   Adramelech- Samarian devil
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   Agares- One of the 72 Djin of Babylon and the second spirit of
   the Goetia of Solomon. According to the Goetia, he is a Duke
   under the power of the east, and cometh up in the form of an old
   fair man, riding upon a crocodile, carrying a Goshawk upon his
   fist, and yet mild in appearance. He maketh them to run that
   stand still, and bringeth back runaways. He teaches all languages
   or tongues presently. He hath power also to destroy dignities
   both spiritual and temporal, and causeth earthquakes. He was of
   the Order of Virtues and commands 31 legions of Spirits.
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   Agreas- Another name for Agares.
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   Ahpuch- Mayan devil
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   Ahriman- Mazdean devil
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   Amon- An egyptian ram-headed god of life and reproduction. Also
   one of the 72 Djin of Babylon and the seventh spirit of the
   Goetia. According to the Goetia, he is a Marquis great in power,
   and most stern. He appeareth like a wolf with a serpent's tail,
   vomiting out of his mouth flames of fire; but at the command of
   the magician he putteth on the shape of a man with dog's teeth
   beset in a head like a raven; or else like a man with a raven's
   head. He telleth all things past and to come. He procureth feuds
   and reconcileth controversies between friends. He governeth 40
   legions of Spirits.
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   Apollyon- Greek synonym for Satan, the arch fiend
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   Asmodee- A name given for Asmodeus in the Grimoire of Abra Melin
   the Mage.
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   Asmodeus- Hebrew devil of sensuality and luxury, originally
   "creature of judgement". According to the Grimoire of Abra Melin
   the Mage, one of the 8 Sub-Princes of Hell.
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   Astarot- A name given for Astaroth in the Grimoire of Abra Melin
   the Mage.
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   Astaroth- Phoenician goddess of lasciviousness, equivalent of
   Babylonian Ishtar. According to the Grimoire of Abra Melin the
   Mage, Astaroth is one of the 8 Sub-Princes of Hell.
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   Azazel- (Hebrew) taught man to make weapons of war, introduced
   cosmetics
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   Baalberith- Canaanite Lord of the covenant who was later made a
   devil
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   Bael- One of the 72 Djin of Babylon and the first principal
   spirit of the Goetia of Solomon. According to the Goetia, he is a
   King ruling in the east. He maketh thee to go invisible. He
   ruleth over 66 legions of Infernal Spirits. He appeareth in
   divers shapes, sometimes like a cat, sometimes like a toad,
   sometimes like a man, and sometimes all these forms at once. He
   speaketh hoarsely.
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   Balaam- Hebrew devil of avarice and greed
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   Baphomet - worshipped by the Templars as symbolic of Satan
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   Barbatos- One of the 72 Djin of Babylon and the eighth spirit of
   the Goetia. According to the Goetia, he is a great Duke and
   appeareth when the sun is in sagittary, with four noble Kings and
   their companies of great troops. He giveth understanding of the
   singing of Birds, and of the voices of other creatures, such as
   the barking of dogs. He breaketh the hidden treasures open that
   have been laid by the Enchantments of magicians. He is of the
   Order of Virtues, of which some part he retaineth still; and he
   knoweth all things past, and to come, and conciliateth friends
   and those that be in power. He ruleth over 30 legions of Spirits.
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   Bast- Egyptian goddess of pleasure represented by the cat
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   Beelzebub- (Hebrew) Lord of the Flies, taken from symbolism of
   the scarab
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   Behemoth- Hebrew personification of Satan in the form of an
   elephant
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   Beherit- Syriac name for Satan
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   Belial- (Hebrew) without a master, baseness of the earth,
   independence, the north. According to the Grimoire of Abra Melin
   the Mage, Belial is one of the 4 Crown Princes of Hell.
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   Bilé- Celtic god of Hell
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   Chemosh- national god of Moabites, later a devil
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   Cimeries- rides a black horse and rules Africa
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   Coyote- American Indian devil
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   Dagon- Philistine avenging devil of the sea
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   Damballa- Voodoo serpent god
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   Demogorgon- Greek name of the devil, it is said should not be
   known to mortals
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   Diabolus- (Greek) "flowing downwards"
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   Dracula- Romanian name for devil
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   Emma-O- Japanese ruler of Hell
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   Euronymous- Greek prince of death
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   Fenriz- son of Loki, depicted as a wolf
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   Gamigin- Another name for Samigina.
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   Gorgo- dim. of Demogorgon, Greek name of the devil
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   Haborym- Hebrew synonym for Satan
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   Hecate- Greek goddess of the underworld and witchcraft
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   Ishtar- Babylonian goddess of fertility
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   Kali- (Hindu) daughter of Shiva, high priestess of the Thuggees
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   Leviatan- A name given for Leviathan in the Grimoire of Abra
   Melin the Mage.
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   Leviathan- (Hebrew) the serpent out of the deeps, the sea, the
   west. According to the Grimoire of Abra Melin the Mage, Leviathan
   is one of the 4 Crown Princes of Hell.
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   Lilith- Hebrew female devil, Adam's first wife who taught him the
   ropes
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   Loki- Teutonic devil
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   Lucifer- (Roman) bringer of light, enlightenment, the air, the
   morning star, the east. According to the Grimoire of Abra Melin
   the Mage, Lucifer is one of the 4 Crown Princes of Hell.
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   Magot- According to the Grimoire of Abra Melin the Mage, one of
   the 8 Sub-Princes of Hell.
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   Mammon- Aramaic god of wealth and profit
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   Mania- Etruscan goddess of hell
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   Mantus- Etruscan god of hell
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   Marbas- One of the 72 Djin of Babylon and the fifth spirit in the
   Goetia of Solomon. According to the Goetia, he is a great
   President, and appeareth at first in the form of a lion, but
   afterwards, at the request of the master, he putteth on human
   shape. He answereth truly of things Hidden or secret. He causeth
   diseases and cureth them. Again, he giveth great wisdom and
   knowledge in Mechanical Arts; and can change men into other
   shapes. He governeth 36 legions of Spirits.
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   Marduk- god of the city of Babylon
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   Mastema- Hebrew synonym for Satan
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   Melek Taus- Yezidi devil
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   Mephistopheles- (Greek) he who shuns the light, q.v. Faust
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   Metztli- Aztec goddess of the night
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   Mictian- Aztec god of death
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   Midgard- son of Loki, depicted as a serpent
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   Milcom- Ammonite devil
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   Moloch- Phoenician and Canaanite devil
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   Mormo- (Greek) King of the Ghouls, consort of Hecate
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   Nammah- Hebrew female devil of seduction
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   Nergal- Babylonian god of Hades
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   Nihasa- American Indian devil
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   Nija- Polish god of the underworld
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   O-Yama- Japanese name for Satan
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   Pan- Greek god of lust, later relegated to devildom
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   Pluto- Greek god of the underworld
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   Proserpine- Greek queen of the underworld
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   Pwcca- Welsh name for Satan
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   Rimmon- Syrian devil worshipped at Damascus
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   Sabazios- Phrygian origin, identified with Dionysos, snake
   worship
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   Saitan- Enochian equivalent of Satan
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   Samigina- One of the 72 Djin of Babylon and the fourth spirit in
   the Goetia of Solomon. According to the Goetia, he is a great
   Marquis. He appeareth in the form of a little horse or ass, and
   then into human shape doth he change himself at the request of
   the master. He speaketh with a hoarse voice. He ruleth over 30
   legions of Spirits. He teaches all Liberal Sciences, and giveth
   account of dead souls that died in sin.
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   Sammael- (Hebrew) "venom of God"
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   Samnu- Central Asian devil
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   Satan- (Hebrew) adversary, opposite, accuser, Lord of fire, the
   inferno, the south. According to the Grimoire of Abra Melin the
   Mage, Satan is one of the 4 Crown Princes of Hell.
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   Sedit- American Indian devil
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   Sekhmet- Egyptian goddess of vengeance
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   Set- Egyptian devil
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   Shaitan- Arabic name for Satan
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   Shiva- (Hindu) the destroyer
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   Supay- Inca god of the underworld
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   T-an-mo- Chinese counterpart to the devil, covetousness, desire
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   Tchort- Russian name for Satan, "black god"
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   Tezcatlipoca- Aztec god fo Hell
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   Thamuz- Sumerian god who later was relegated to devildom
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   Tunrida- Scandinavian female devil
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   Typhon- Greek personification of Satan
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   Valefor- One of the 72 Djin of Babylon and the sixth spirit of
   the Goetia. According to the Goetia, he is a mighty Duke, and
   appeareth in the shape of a lion with an ass's head, bellowing.
   He is a good Familiar, but tempteth them he is a familiar of to
   steal. he governeth 10 legions of Spirits.
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   Vassago- One of the 72 Djin of Babylon and the third spirit in
   the Goetia of Solomon. According to the Goetia, he is a mighty
   Prince, of the same nature as Agares. This spirit is of a good
   nature, and his office is to declare things past and to come, and
   to discover all things hid or lost. He governeth 26 legions of
   Spirits.
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   Yaotzin- Aztec god of Hell
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   Yen-lo-Wang- Chinese ruler of Hell
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