THE INFERNAL DICTIONARY

THE

INFERNAL

DICTIONARY

DEVILS, GODS, AND SPIRITS OF

THE DICTIONNAIRE INFERNAL

COLLIN DE PLANCY

ILLUSTRATED BY

LOUIS LE BRETON

TRANSLATED AND ABRIDGED BY

DIABLITO ORDO AL GHOUL

Copyright © 2019 by Ordo Al Ghoul All rights reserved. No part of this book
may be reproduced in any form or

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written consent of the author.

Cover illustration by Matti Sinkonen.

ISBN: 9781076523112

The illustrations in this book, and the accompanying descriptions of the

spirits, are drawn from the 1863 edition of the French work Dictionnaire
Infernal, the infernal dictionary.

The original work is 748 pages long, and is filled with fascinating
descriptions of spirits, black magic, witches, sorcerers, and all things
infernal. The illustrations of the spirits within it became widely famous, and
are the most important part of the book, as previous editions that did not
contain the engravings, are valued at much less. Many of the engravings
shown here have been presented in a book known as the Demonographia, but
the image of Byleth was missing from that work, and the image of Purson was
mislabeled as Pruslas. I have fixed those two errors, and also added in the
image and description of the elf king Nain Lauren, as I feel that he qualifies as
an important spirit among the group.

DIABLITO ORDO AL GHOUL

ABIGOR

ABIGOR
Demon of a higher order, grand duke in the infernal monarchy. Sixty legions
are marching under his command. He shows himself under the figure of a
handsome rider carrying the spear, the standard, or the scepter; he skillfully
responds to everything about the secrets of war, knows the future, and teaches
the leaders the means to be loved by soldiers.

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ABRACAX OR ABRAXAS

ABRACAX OR ABRAXAS
One of the gods of some Asian theogonies, whose name was drawn from the
philactery Abracadabra. Abracax is depicted on amulets with the head of a
rooster, dragon feet, and a whip in his hand. The demonologists have made
him a demon, who has the head of a king and the feet of snakes. The
Basilidians, heretics of the second century, saw in him their supreme god,
because they found that the seven Greek letters which formed his name made
the number 365, which is that of the days of the year. They placed under his
orders several geniuses who presided over three hundred and sixty-five
heavens, and to whom they attributed three hundred and sixty-five virtues, one
for each day. The Basilidians said that Jesus Christ, our Lord, was only a
benevolent ghost sent to the earth by Abracax. They deviated from the
doctrine of their leader.

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ADRAMELECH

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ADRAMELECH
Grand chancellor of the underworld, steward of the wardrobe of the
sovereign demons, president of the high council of the devils. He was
worshipped in Sepharvaim, city of the Assyrians, who burned children on his
altars. The Rabbis say he shows himself under the figure of a mule, and
sometimes under a peacock.

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AGUARÈS

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AGUARÈS
Grand duke of the eastern part of hell. He shows himself in the form of a lord
riding on a crocodile, with a hawk on his fist. He brings back the fugitives of
the party that he protects and puts the enemy in rout. He gives dignity, teaches
all languages, and makes to dance the spirits of the Earth. This leader of the
demons is of the order of virtues: he has under his laws thirty-one legions.

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ALASTOR

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ALASTOR
Stern demon, supreme executor of the infernal monarch’s sentences. He has
the function of Nemesis. Zoroaster calls him the executioner; Origen says he is
the same as Azazel. Others confuse him with the Exterminating Angel. The
elders called evil spirits a lastores, and Plutarch said that Cicero, out of
hatred against Augustus, had the plan of killing himself at the hearth of that
Prince to become his alastor.

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ALOCER

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ALOCER
Mighty demon, grand duke in the underworld. He shows himself dressed as a
knight, mounted on a huge horse. His figure recalls the traits of the lion. He
has a fiery complexion and fiery eyes. He speaks with gravity. He teaches the
secrets of astronomy and liberal arts. He dominates thirty-six legions.

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AMDUSCIAS

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AMDUSCIAS
Grand duke in the underworld. He has the form of a unicorn; but when he is
evoked, he shows himself under a human figure. He gives concerts, if he is
commanded. We hear, without seeing anything, the sound of trumpets and other
musical instruments. The trees bow to his voice. He orders twenty-nine
legions.

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AMON OR AAMON

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AMON OR AAMON
Great and mighty marquis of the infernal empire. He has the figure of a wolf
with a serpent's tail. He vomits flames. When he takes the human form, he has
a man’s shape, but only the body; his head looks like that of an owl and in its
beak are very sharp canine teeth. This is the strongest of demon princes. He
knows the past and the future, and reconciles, when he wants, estranged
friends. He commands forty legions. The Egyptians saw in Amon or Amoun
their supreme god; they represented him with blue skin, in a rather human
form.

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ANDRAS

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ANDRAS
Grand marquis in the underworld. We see him appear with the body of an
angel, the head of a screech owl, straddling a black wolf and bearing in hand
a sharp saber. He teaches to those he favors how to kill their enemies,
masters, and servants. This is he who raises discords and quarrels. He
commands thirty legions.

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ASMODEUS

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ASMODÉE
Destruction demon, the same as Samael, according to some rabbis. He’s a
superintendent of gambling houses. He sows dissipation and error. The rabbis
say that he once dethroned Solomon; but that soon Solomon charged him with
irons, and forced him to help him build the Temple of Jerusalem. Tobit,
following the same rabbis, having driven him away, with the smoke of the
spleen of a fish, from the body of the young Sara he possessed (for Asmodeus
loved Sarah), the Angel Raphael was said to have imprisoned Asmodeus at
the extremities of Egypt. Paul Lucas says he saw him in one of his travels. He
was amused about it; however, it was possible to read in the Courrier de
l’Egypte that the people of this country still adore the Asmodeus serpent,
which has a temple in the desert of Ryanneh. It is added that this snake cuts
itself in pieces, and a moment later, it disappears.

Asmodée is, at the judgment of some, the ancient serpent that seduced Eve.
The Jews, who call him Asmodai, made him the Prince of Demons, as seen in
the Chaldean paraphrase. It He is in the underworld, as described by Wierus,
a strong and powerful king, who has three heads: the first resembles that of a
bull, the second that of a man, the third that of a ram.

He’s got a snake tail, goose feet, and fiery breath. He shows himself riding on
a dragon, carrying a standard and a spear.

He is subjected, however, by the infernal hierarchy, to King Amaymon.

When you exorcise him, you have to be firm on your feet, and call him by
name. He gives rings made under the influence of a certain constellation; he
teaches men to make themselves invisible and also, geometry, arithmetic,
astronomy, and mechanical arts. He also knows treasures, which he can be
forced to discover; seventy-two legions obey him. He is also called
Chammadai and Sydonai. Asmodée was one of the demons that possessed
Madeleine Bavent.

Le Sage made Asmodeus the hero of one of his novels ( The Lame Devil).

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ASTAROTH

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ASTAROTH
Great, mighty duke in the underworld. He has the figure of a very ugly angel,
and shows himself straddling an infernal dragon; he holds in his left hand a
viper. Some magicians say that he presides over the West, that he provides the
friendship of the great lords, and that he must be evoked on Wednesday. The
Sidonians and the Philistines adored him. He is said to be the great treasurer
in Hell. Wierus teaches us that he knows the past and the future, and that he
would be happy to answer questions that we ask to him on the most secret
things. It is easy to cause him to talk about the creation and, the faults and the
fall of the Angels, about which he knows the whole story. But in his
conversations he argues that for him he was punished unjustly. He teaches
liberal arts in depth, and commands forty legions. He who invokes this spirit
must be careful to let himself be approached, because of his unbearable
stench. That is why it is prudent for the magician to hold under his nostrils a
magic ring, made of silver, which is a protection against the evil odors of
demons. Astaroth has been present in several possessions. He is quoted as
one of the seven princes of hell who visited Faust, according to the English
tradition. He appeared as a snake with a colorful tail like changing bricks,
two short feet, all yellow, white and yellowish belly, reddish brown neck, and
arrow points, like those of the hedgehog, as long as the length of a finger.

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AZAZEL

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AZAZEL
Second order demon, keeper of the goat. At the Feast of Atonement, which the
Jews celebrated on the tenth day of the seventh month, two goats were brought
to the high Priest, drawn by fate (or by drawing lots), one for the Lord, the
other for Azazel. The one on whom the lot of the Lord fell was slain, and the
blood was used for atonement. The high priest then put his two hands on the
head of the other, confessed his sins and those of the people, to lay their
burden on this animal, which was then driven into the wilderness and set free.
And the people, having left to the goat of Azazel, also called the scapegoat,
the care of their iniquities, returned in silence.—

According to Milton, Azazel is the first ensign of the Infernal armies. It is also
the name of the demon who serves the heretic Mark, for his honors.

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BAËL

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BAËL
Demon cited in the Grand Grimoire as the head of the infernal powers. It is
by him that Wiérus begins the inventory of his famous Pseudomonarchia
Dæmonum. He calls Baël the first king of hell; his estates are in the eastern
part. He shows himself with three heads, one of which has the figure of a toad,
the other one of a man, the third one of a cat. His voice is hoarse, but he fights
very well. He makes those who invoke him fine and cunning, and teaches them
the way to be invisible if necessary. Sixty six legions obeyed him.—Is he the
same as Baal?

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BALAN

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BALAN
Great and terrible king in the underworld. He sometimes has three heads: that
of a bull, that of a man, that of a ram. Join this with a snake tail and eyes that
throw out flame. But more ordinarily he shows himself horned, naked and,
riding on a bear. He carries a hawk on his fist. His voice is hoarse and
violent. He advises on the past, the present and the future.—

This demon, who was once of the order of Dominions, and who now
commands forty legions of hell, teaches cunning, finesse and the convenient
way to see without being seen.

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BARBATOS

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BARBATOS
Demon, great and mighty, count duke in the underworld, Robin-Hood type; he
shows himself under the figure of an archer or a hunter; we meet him in the
woods. Four kings sound the horn in front of him. He teaches divination by the
singing of the birds, the roar of the bulls, the barking of the dogs and the cries
of the various animals. He knows the treasures buried by the magicians. He
reconciles blurred friends. This demon, which once was of the order of the
virtues of the heavens or that of the dominions, is now reduced to command
thirty infernal legions. He knows the past and the future.

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BEHEMOTH

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BEHEMOTH
Heavy and stupid demon, despite his dignity. His strength is in his loins; his
domain is gluttony and the pleasures of the belly. Some demonomaniacs say he
is in the underworld the cup-bearer and grand butler. Bodin believes that
Behemoth is none other than the Pharaoh of Egypt who persecuted the
Hebrews. It is spoken of behemoth in Job as a monstrous creature.
Commentators claim that it is the whale, and others that it is the elephant; But
there were other monsters whose races disappeared. It is seen in the trial of
Urbain Grandier that Behemoth is indeed a demon. De Lancer says he was
taken for a monstrous animal, because he gives himself the shape of all the big
beasts. He adds that Behemoth also disguises himself with perfection in dog,
elephant, fox and wolf.If Wierus, our oracle with regard to the demons, does
not admit Behemoth in his inventory of the infernal monarchy, he says, in his
book, De praestigiis daemonum, chapter X, that Behemoth or the elephant,
could well be Satan himself, which is thus called the vast power. Finally,
because one reads, in chapter XL of Job that behemoth eats hay like an ox, the
rabbis made him the wonderful ox reserved for the feast of their Messiah.
This ox is so huge, they say, that he swallows every day the hay of a thousand
immense mountains, which he has grazed since the beginning of the world. He
never leaves his thousand mountains, where the grass he ate during the day
regrows during the night. They add that God killed the female of this ox in the
beginning; for we could not allow such a breed to multiply. The Jews promise
well of joy at the feast where he will make the pièce de résistance. They
swear on their side, by the flesh of Behemoth.

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BELPHEGOR

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BELPHEGOR
Demon of discoveries and ingenious inventions. He often takes a young
woman's body. He gives riches. The Moabites, who called him Baalphégor,
worshipped him on Mount Phégor. Rabbis say that he was paid homage on the
pierced chair, and that he was offered the vile residue of digestion. It was
worthy of him. That is why some learned see in Belphegor only the god Pet or
Crepitus; Other scholars argue that it is Priapus.—Selden, quoted by Banier,
claims that he was offered human victims, whose priests ate the flesh. Wiérus
notes that it is a demon who always has his mouth open; observing that he
must surely belong to the name of Phégor, which means, according to Leloyer,
crevasse or split, because he was sometimes worshipped in caves, and that he
was thrown offerings through an air hole.

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BELZEBUB

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BELZEBUB OR BEELZEBUTH
Prince of demons, according to the scriptures; the first in power and in crime
after Satan, according to Milton; supreme leader of the infernal empire,
according to most demonographers.—His name means Lord of the Flies.
Bodin claims that he is no longer seen in his temple. It was the Demon most
revered of the peoples of Canaan, who sometimes represented him under the
figure of a fly, most often with the attributes of sovereign power. He made
oracles, and King Ochozias consulted him on a sickness which worried him,
and was severely reprimanded for this by the prophet Elisha. He was given
the power to deliver the men from the flies that ruined the harvest.

Almost all the demonomaniacs look at him as the ruler of the dark empire, and
each one portrays him according to his imagination. Milton gives him an
imposing appearance, and a high wisdom breathes on his face. One says he is
as high as a tower; the other of a size equal to ours. Some of them describe
him in the form of a snake with the traits of a woman. The monarch of the
underworld, says Palingène, in Zodiaco Vitœ, is of a prodigious size, seated
on an immense throne, surrounded by a ring of fire, swollen chest, puffy face,
gleaming eyes, raised eyebrows and menacing air. It has extremely wide
nostrils, and two large horns on the head; he is black as a moor; two broad
wings of bats are attached to his shoulders; it has two broad duck legs, a
lion’s tail, and long hairs from the head to the feet. Some say that Beelzebub is
still Priapus; others, like Porphyry, confuse him with Bacchus.

It was thought to be found in the Belbog or Belbach (white God) of the

Slavons, because his bloody image was always covered with flies, like that of
Beelzebub among the Syrians.

It is also said to be the same as Pluto. It is more likely to believe that it is

Baël, the demon that Wiérus made emperor of the underworld. All the better
that Beelzebub does not appear under his name in the inventory of the infernal
monarchy.

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BERITH

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BERITH
Duke in hell, great and terrible. He is known by three names; Some call him
Béal, the Jews call him Bérith and the Necromancers call him Bolfri. He
shows himself in the form of a soldier dressed in red from head to toe
mounted on a horse of the same color, having a crown on the forehead. He
knows the past, the present and the future. He is mastered by the virtue of
magic rings; But let's not forget that he is often a liar. He has the talent to
change all metals into gold: Also he is sometimes looked at as the demon of
the alchemists. He gives dignity and makes the voice of the singer clear and
uplifting.

Twenty-six legions are at his command. It was the idol of the Shechemites,
and perhaps it is the same as the Béruth of Sanchoniaton that learned believe
to be Pallas or Diane. The author of “The solid Treasure of the little Albert”
tells of an adventure that would make him believe that this demon is no more
than a elf or goblin, if however it is the same Bérith.

“I found myself,” said he, “in a castle where a familiar spirit manifested
itself, which for six years had taken care to wind the clock and to curry the
horses. I was curious one morning to examine this merry-go-round: my
astonishment was great to see running the currycomb on the rump of the horse,
without it seemed, being driven by any visible hand.”

The groom told me that in order to attract this leprechaun (or familiar) to his
service, he had taken a little black hen, that he had bled her in a great cross-
road. Using that blood he had written on a piece of paper: “Bérith will do my
work for twenty years, and I shall reward him;” Having then buried the hen at
a depth of one foot, the same day the Leprechaun had taken care of the clock
and horses. And from time to time it gave the groom things that were worth
something.

The historian seems to believe that this imp was a mandrake. The cabalists
see no other thing than a sylph.

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BEYREVRA

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BEYREVRA
Indian demon, leader of the souls who roam in space and are changed into air
demons. They say he has long crooked nails.

Brahma, having one day insulted a higher god, Beyrevra, was charged with
punishing him, and cut off a head with his fingernail. Brahma, humiliated,
begged pardon, and the god Eswara promised him, to console him, that he
would not be less respected with the four heads that remained with him than
he had been before, with five heads.

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BUER

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BUER
Second-class demon, president in the underworld; he has the shape of a star
or a wheel with five branches, and moves forward rolling on himself. He
teaches philosophy, logic and the virtues of medicinal herbs. He boasts of
giving good servants, and giving health to the sick. He commands fifty legions.

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BYLETH

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BYLETH
Strong and terrible demon, one of the kings of hell, according to the
Pseudomonarchie of Wierus. He shows himself sitting on a white horse,
preceded by cats that sound the horn. The conjurer that evokes it needs a lot of
prudence, because it obeys only with fury. It is necessary to submit it to have
in hand a stick of coudrier; (a wand of hazel) And, turning to the point that
separates the middle of the midday, (southeast) draw outside of the circle, a
triangle for the spirit to appear in; then we read the formula that conjures the
spirits, and Byleth arrives in the triangle with submission. If it does not
appear, it is because the exorcist is powerless, and that hell despises his
power. It is also said that when you give Byleth a glass of wine it must be put
in the triangle; he obeys more readily and serves the one who treats him. It
must be taken care, when it appears, to give him a gracious welcome, to
compliment him on his good looks, to show that he and the other kings with
him are respected: He's sensitive to all of this. Nor will we neglect, all the
time we spend with him, to have at the middle finger of the left hand a ring of
silver to be held next to the face. If these conditions are difficult, in reward
the one who submits Bylet becomes the most powerful of men. — He was
once of the order of the powers; he hopes one day to go back to heaven, to the
seventh throne, which is hardly believable. He commands eighty legions.

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CAACRINOLAAS

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CAACRINOLAAS
Also named Caassimolar and Glassialabolas, great president in the
underworld. It comes in the form of a dog, and it has its gait, with Griffon
wings. He gives knowledge of the liberal arts, and, by a bizarre contrast, he
inspires homicide. It is said that he predicts the future well. This demon
makes a man invisible and orders Thirty-six legions. The Grand Grimoire
appoints him Classyalabolas, and in fact only a kind of sergeant who
sometimes serves as a mount to Nébiros or Naberus.

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CALI

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CALI
Queen of Demons and Sultan of the Indian hell. She is quite black, with a
necklace of golden skulls. She was once offered human victims.

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CAYM

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CAYM

Upper class demon, great president in the underworld; he usually shows up

under the figure of a blackbird. When he appears in human form, he responds
from the midst of an ardent blaze; (speaks from within a burning fire) He
carries a slender sword in his hand. He is, it is said, the most skillful sophist
of hell; and he can, by the trick of his arguments, despair the most seasoned
logician. It was with him that Luther had a famous dispute, of which he has
spared us the details. Caym gives the understanding of the song of the birds, of
the lowing of cattle, the barking of the dogs and the noise of the waves. He
knows the future. Sometimes he showed himself as a man wearing a egret
headdress and adorned with a peacock's tail. This demon, who was once of
the order of the Angels, now commands thirty legions in the underworld.

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CERBERUS

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CERBERUS
Cerberus or Naberus is a demon. Wierus puts him among the marquises of the
infernal empire. He is strong and powerful; he shows himself, when he does
not have his three dog heads, in the form of a raven; his voice is hoarse:
Nevertheless he gives eloquence and kindness; he teaches fine arts. Nineteen
legions obey him. We see that this is no longer the gatekeeper of the elders,
this fearsome dog, incorruptible doorman of the underworld, also called the
Beast of the Hundred heads, Centiceps Bellua. Hesiod gives him fifty heads of
dog; B=but one generally agrees to recognize only three. His teeth were black
and sharp, and his bite caused a prompt death. It is believed that the fable of
Cerberus goes back to the Egyptians, who kept Mastiffs by their tombs. But it
was mainly here from the Cerberus demon that we had to deal with. In 1586,
he made an alliance with a Picard named Marie Martin.

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DEUMUS

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DEUMUS OR DEUMO
Deity of the inhabitants of Calicut, to the Malabar. This goddess, who is only
a devil worshipped under the name of Deumus, has a crown, four horns to the
head and four hooked teeth in the mouth, which is very large; Sshe has a
pointed nose and hooked feet, with rooster legs, and holds between her claws
a soul that she seems ready to devour.

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EURYNOME

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EURYNOME
Superior Demon, prince of death, according to some démonomanes. It has
large and long teeth, a frightful body all filled with wounds, and for garment a
fox skin. The pagans knew him. Pausanias says he feeds on carrion and dead
bodies. He had in the Temple of Delphi a statue that represented him with a
black complexion, showing his big teeth as a starving wolf and sitting on a
vulture's skin.

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FLAGA

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FLAGA
The Scandinavian fairy. Some say that it was only a magician Who had an
eagle for a mount.

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FLAUROS

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FLAUROS

Grand general in the underworld. He is seen in the form of a terrible leopard.

When he takes the human form, he wears an ugly face, with fiery eyes. He
knows the past, the present and the future. He raises all demons or spirits
against the enemies of the exorcist and orders twenty legions.

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FORCAS

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FORCAS OR FURCAS
Knight, great president of the underworld; it appears in the form of a vigorous
man, with a long beard and white hair; he is mounted on a large horse and
holds a sharp dart. He knows the virtues of the herbs and gemstones. He
teaches logic, aesthetics, palmistry, pyromancie and rhetoric. He makes a man
invisible, ingenious and handsome. He regains lost things; he discovers
treasures, and he has under his orders twenty-nine legions of demons.

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FURFUR

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FURFUR
Count in the underworld. He is seen in the form of a deer with a flaming tail;
he only says lies, unless he's locked in a triangle. He often takes the form of an
angel, speaks in a hoarse voice and maintains the union between husbands and
wives. He makes fall the thunderbolt, the lightning flash, and the thunder
groan, in the places he has been ordered to do so.

He responds on abstract things. Twenty-six legions are under his command.

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GANGA-GRAMMA

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GANGA-GRAMMA
A female demon that the Indians fear very much, and therefore to whom they
make great honors. It has one head and four arms; it holds in the left hand a
small bowl, and in the right a three-pointed fork. It is led in procession on a
tank with a lot of pomp; sometimes there are fanatics who are crushed by
devotion under the wheels. The goats are the ordinary victims that we see
given to this devil. In diseases or in some other danger, there are Indians who
wish, if they are survivors, (or if their prayers have been answered) to
practice in honor of GangaGramma the following ceremony. There are pushed
into the skin of the back, hooks, by means of which they are raised in the air;
there they make a few turns of address, like performers, in the presence of the
spectators.

There are simple and gullible women, who are persuaded that this ceremony
is pleasing to Ganga-Gramma, and that it does not cause any pain. When they
feel it, they are are already in the air, and the cries of the assistants stifle their
complaints.

A kind of penance, always in honor of the same demon, is to let oneself pass a
string through the flesh, and to dance while other people pull this string. The
night after the feast of GangaGramma, a buffalo is sacrificed and its blood is
collected in a bowl; it is placed in front of the idol, and it is said that the next
day it is empty. Authors say that in the past, instead of a buffalo, a human
victim was sacrificed.

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GARUDA

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GARUDA
A fabulous bird that is often depicted with the head of a handsome young man,
a white collar and the body of an eagle.

It serves as a mount to Vishnu, as the eagle was used as a vehicle for Jupiter.
The Indians said that he was born of an egg that his mother Diti had laid and
that she had been brooding for five years.

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GOMORY

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GOMORY
Mighty duke of hell. This demon appears in the form of a beautiful woman;
she has a ducal crown on her head, and she rides on a camel. She responds to
the present, the past and the future; she discovers hidden treasures, and
commands twenty-six legions.

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HABORYM

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HABORYM
Fire demon, also called Aym. He bears the title of duke in the underworld. He
rides on a viper, and has three heads, one a snake, the other a man, and the
third, a cat. He carries a lighted torch in his hand. He commands twenty-six
legions.

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IPÈS

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IPÈS OR AYPEROS
Prince and earl of hell; he appears in the form of an angel, sometimes under
that of a lion, with the head and paws of a goose and a hare tail, which is a
little short. He knows the past and the future, gives of genius and audacity to
men, and commands Thirty-six legions.

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LAMIA

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LAMIA
Lamies, evil demons, found in deserts in female form, having dragon heads at
the end of their feet. They also haunt the cemeteries, dig up the corpses, eat
them and leave only the bones of the dead.

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LÉCHIES

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LÉCHIES

Demons of the woods, species of satyrs to the Russians, who give them a
human body from the upper part to the belt, with horns, ears, and a goat's
beard. And, from the waist down, the form of a goat. When they walk in the
fields, they shrink themselves down to the grass level; but when they run in the
forests, they are equal in height to the highest trees. Their cries are appalling.
They wander around the walkers, borrow a voice that is known to them, and
lead them astray to their caves, where they delight in tickling them to death.

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LEONARD

84

LEONARD
First-order demon, grand master of the sabbats, leader of the Subordinate
Demons, inspector general of witchcraft, black magic and sorcerers. He is
often called le Grand Negre. (the black man) He presides over the Sabbath
under the figure of a goat from the waist up. He has three horns on his head,
two fox ears, spiky hair, round eyes, inflamed and very open, a goat's beard
and a face on his butt. The sorcerers adore him by kissing his lower face with
a green candle in their hand.

Sometimes he looks like a greyhound or an ox, or a big black bird, or as a tree

trunk surmounted by a dark face. His feet, when he attends the Sabbath, are
always goose-legged.

However, the experts who saw the devil on the Sabbath observe that he has no
feet when he takes the form of a tree trunk and in other extraordinary
circumstances. Leonard is taciturn and melancholy; but in all the assemblies
of wizards and devils where he is obliged to appear, he shows himself
advantageously and deploys a superb gravity.

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LUCIFER

86

LUCIFER
The name of the spirit that presides over the orient, according to the opinion
of the magicians. Lucifer was evoked on Monday, in a circle in the middle of
which was his name.

He was content with a mouse as the price for his compliance.

He is often taken for the king of the underworld, and according to some
démonomanes, he is superior to Satan. It is said that he is sometimes
facetious, and that one of his tricks is to remove the brooms on which the
witches go to the Sabbath and to give them rides on his shoulders. This is
what the Witches of Moira in Sweden attested in 1672. The same witches
claimed that they had seen on the Sabbath, the same Lucifer in gray garb, with
blue stockings and red pants adorned with ribbons. Lucifer commands the
Europeans and Asians. He appears in the form and figure of the most beautiful
child. When he is angry, he has a fiery face, but it is nothing monstrous. He is,
according to some démonographers, the great vigilante of hell. He is invoked
first in the litany of the Sabbath.

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MALPHAS

88

MALPHAS
Great president of the underworld who appears in the form of a raven. When
he shows himself with a human figure, the sound of his voice is hoarse; he
builds citadels and impregnable towers, overthrows the enemy ramparts, finds
good workers, gives familiar spirits, receives sacrifices, and deceives the
priests. (those who made sacrifice to him) Forty Legions obey him.

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MAMMON

90

MAMMON
Demon of avarice: It is he, said Milton, who, first, taught men to tear the
bosom of the earth to tear out the treasures.

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MARCHOCIAS

92

MARCHOCIAS

Great marquis of the underworld. It shows itself in the form of a ferocious

female wolf, with wings of a Griffon and a serpent tail: In this graceful form
the marquis vomits flames. When she takes the human form, we think we see a
great soldier. He obeys the exorcists, is of the order of domination and
commands thirty legions.

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MELCHOM

94

Melchom
Demon who carries the purse; he is in the underworld the payer of public
employees.

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MOLOCH

96

MOLOCH

Prince of the Land of tears, member of the infernal council.

He was worshipped by the Ammonites under the figure of a bronze statue

seated in a throne of the same metal, with a calf's head surmounted by a royal
crown. His arms were extended to receive human victims: they were
sacrificed children. In Milton, Moloch is an awful and terrible demon
covered with the cries of mothers, and children's blood. The rabbis claim that
in the interior of the statue of the famous Moloch, god of the Ammonites,
seven kinds of cabinets had been arranged. One opened for the flour, another
for the doves, a third for a sheep, a fourth for a ram, the fifth for a calf, the
sixth for an ox, the seventh for a child. This gave rise to the confusing of
Moloch with Mithra, and his seven mysterious gates with the seven chambers.
When one wanted to sacrifice children to Moloch, a great fire was lit in the
interior of this statue. But in order not to hear their plaintive cries, the priests
made a great sound of drums and other instruments around the idol.

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MYCALE

98

MYCALE
A magician who brought down the moon by the force of her spells. She was
the mother of two famous lapiths, Brotéas and Orion.

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NAIN-LAURIN

100

NAIN-LAURIN OR THE ELF-KING

It is the king of small Elfs, kobolds and other dwarf spirits.

Kobold, spirit of the class of the elves. “It is a strange little dwarf, of stunted
form, with motley clothes, a red bonnet on his head. Honored by the valets,
the servants and the cooks of Germany, he makes them good offices-he
currycombs their horses, he washes the house, keeps the kitchen in good order
and watches over everything so that we don't think about neglecting it.”

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NICKAR

102

NICKAR OR NICK
According to Scandinavian mythology, the main source of all beliefs popular
in Germany and England, Odin takes the name of Nickar or Hnickar when he
acts as a destructive or evil genius. Under this name and in the form of kelpie,
the horse-devil of Scotland, he lives in the lakes and rivers of Scandinavia,
where he raises storms and hurricanes. There is a dark lake with murky
waters and thick, wood-covered shores, in which lies the island of Rugen.
This is where he likes to torment sinners by capsizing their boats and
sometimes throwing them to the top of the highest fir trees.

From the Scandinavian Nickar came the water men and the water women, the
nixies of the Teutons. There is no more famous than the nymphs of the Elbe
and Gaal. Prior to the establishment of Christianity, the Saxons who lived in
the vicinity of these two rivers worshipped a female deity, whose temple was
in the city of Magdeburg or Megdeburch (city of the girl), and which always
inspired for some, fear, as the Naiad of the Elbe. She appeared in Magdeburg,
where she was accustomed to go to the market with a basket under her arm:
She was full of grace, clean, and at first sight, would have been taken for the
daughter of a good bourgeois; but the malignant recognized her, by a small
corner of her apron, always wet, in memory of her aquatic origin. In the
English, the sailors call the devil, the Old Nick 103
NYBBAS

104

NYBBAS
Demon of an inferior order, higher, upper gallery of the infernal court. He also
has the stewardship of visions and dreams. He is treated with little respect,
and looked at, as a quack.

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OROBAS

106

OROBAS

Great Prince of the Dark Empire. He is seen in the form of a beautiful horse.
When he appears under the figure of a man, he speaks of the divine essence.
Consulted, it gives answers about the past, the present and the future. He
discovers falsehood, bestows dignity and jobs, reconciles enemies, and has
under his command twenty legions.

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PAYMON

108

PAYMON
One of the kings of hell. If he shows himself to the exorcists, it is in the form
of a man riding on a camel, crowned with a glittering jewel encircled tiara,
with a woman's face. Two hundred legions, part of the Order of the Angels,
part of the order of the powers, obey him. If Paymon is evoked by a sacrifice
or libation, he appears accompanied by the two great Princes Bébal and
Abalam.

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PICOLLUS

110

PICOLLUS
A demon revered by the former inhabitants of Prussia, who consecrated to
him the head of a dead man and burned tallow in his honor. This demon was
seen in the last days of important characters. If he was not soothed, he would
present himself a second time; and when he was given the trouble of
appearing a third, one could no longer appease him except for by the shedding
of human blood. When Picollus was happy, he was heard laughing in his
temple; for he had a temple.

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PURSAN

112

PURSAN OR CURSON
Great king of hell. He appears in the human form, with a head reminiscent of
the lion; he holds a snake; he is mounted on a bear and continually preceded
by the sound of the trumpet.

He knows deeply the present, the past, and the future, and discovers things
buried, like treasures. Taking the form of a man, his body is aerial; he is the
giver of good familiar spirits.

Twenty-two legions receive his orders.

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RAHOUART

114

RAHOUART
Demon we don't know. In “morality” about the evil and stingy rich, printed in
Rouen, without a date, at Durzel, and played at the end of the fifteenth century,
Satan has as his companion the Demon Rahouart. It’s in his basket that
Rahouart carries the soul of the bad rich person when he's dead.

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RIBESAL

116

RIBESAL
A spirit who the people in Silesia place the abode of, at the top of the
Risemberg. It is he, in their idea, that suddenly covers this mountain with
clouds and excites the storms. It's the same as Rubezal.

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RONWE

118

RONWE

Marquis and count of hell, who appears in the form of a monster; it gives its
followers the knowledge of languages and the well-being of everyone.
Nineteen infernal cohorts are under his command.

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SCOX

120

SCOX OR CHAX
Duke and grand marquis of the underworld. He has a hoarse voice, a Spirit
who lies; it comes in the form of a stork. He steals money from the houses that
own it and returns it only after twelve hundred years. He carries the horses
off. He executes all the commandments which he is given when required to act
immediately; and even though he promises to obey the exorcists, he doesn't
always do it. He lies, if he is not in a triangle; if on the contrary he is confined
in the triangle, he speaks the truth by talking about supernatural things. He
indicates hidden treasures that are not guarded by evil spirits.

He commands thirty legions.

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STOLAS

122

STOLAS
Great Prince of the underworld, who appears in the form of an owl. When he
takes that of a man and shows himself before The Exorcist, he teaches
astronomy, as well as the properties of plants and the value of precious
stones. Twenty-six legions recognize him for a general.

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TAP

124

TAP OR GAAP
Great president and Great Prince in the underworld. He shows up at noon
when he takes the human form. He commands four of the main kings of the
infernal empire. He's as powerful as Byleth. There were once necromancers
who offered him libations and holocausts; they evoked him by means of magic
tricks which they said were composed by the very wise King Solomon; which
is untrue, for it was Cham, son of Noah, who first began to conjure up evil
spirits. He was made to serve Byleth and composed an art in his name, and a
book that is appreciated by many mathematicians. Another book is quoted
from the Prophets Elijah and Elisha, by which we conjure Gaap under the
holy Names of God contained in the keys of Solomon. If any exorcist knows
the art of Byleth, GAAP or Tap will not be able to withstand the presence of
the Exorcist.

Gaap or Tap excites to love, or to hatred. He has an empire over the demons
subjected to the power of Amaymon. He transports men very quickly in the
different regions they want to travel. He commands sixty legions.

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TORNGARSUK

126

TORNGARSUK
The Groënlandais do not make prayers or sacrifices or practice any rites; yet
they believe in the existence of certain supernatural beings. The chief and
most powerful-of these beings is Torngarsuk, which is invoked mainly by
fishermen, and that they represent sometimes under the form of a bear,
sometimes under that of a man with one arm, sometimes finally under that of a
large human creature at most like one of the fingers of the hand. It is to this
deity that the Anguekkoks (their medicine men or shamans) are obliged to ask
an oracle when a Groënlandais falls ill. Regardless of this good genius, which
is invisible to everyone, except the Anguekkok, There are others who, through
the year, teach what to do or what to avoid in order to be happy. Each
Anguekkok has his familiar spirit, which he evokes and consults as an oracle.

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UKOBACH

128

UKOBACH
A daemon of a lower order. He always shows himself with a flaming body; it
is said he was the inventor of frying and fireworks. He is charged by
Beelzebub to maintain the oil In the infernal boilers.

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VOLAC

130

VOLAC

Great president in the underworld; he appears in the form of a child with

wings of an angel, mounted on a two-headed dragon. He knows the position of
the planets and the hiding places of the serpents. Thirty legions obey Him.

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WALL

132

WALL
Great and mighty duke of the dark empire; it has the shape of a high and
terrible dromedary; if he takes a human figure, he speaks Egyptian; he knows
the present, the past and the future. He was of the order of the powers. Thirty-
six Legions are under his command.

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XAPHAN

134

XAPHAN
Second order demon. When Satan and his angels revolted against God,
Xaphan joined the dissatisfied, and he was well received because he had the
inventive spirit. He proposed to the rebels to set fire to the sky; but he was
rushed with the others to the bottom of the Abyss, where he is continually busy
blowing the embers of the furnaces with his mouth and his hands. He has the
bellows as an emblem.

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YAN-GANT-Y-TAN

136

YAN-GANT-Y-TAN
A kind of demon who wanders the night in Finistère. He wears five candles
on his five fingers, and turns them with the speed of a reel. His encounter is a
bad omen for the Bretons.

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ZAEBOS

138

ZAEBOS

Great count of the underworld. He has the figure of a handsome soldier

mounted on a crocodile; his head is adorned with a ducal crown. He is sweet
of character.

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Devils, Gods, and Spirits of the Dictionnaire Infernal