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Aka : Asmodaï, Chammadaï, Sydonaï; creature of judgement
Element/sin : spirit of lustand unfaithfulness
Shape : a fire-breathing creature with three heads (the first one resembling that of a bull, the second that of a man, and the third that of a ram.), feet like a goose and a serpent tail. He rides a dragon and hold in his hand a Lance with a Banner.
Rank : one of the seven archdemons of Persian mythology; rules 72 Legions of Amaymon’ army
Origin : Persian (Aeshma, evil genie in the Avesta); also a fallen angel
Myths : appears in the apocryphal Book of Tobit as the demon-lover of Sara, who strangled each of her seven husbands. With the head of a charm given by God, Tobias eventually chased him away before Raphaël locked him in Egypt.He also helped build Salomon’s Temple and even took the throne of the King.
Magic : Asmodeus bequeaths his followers with rings engraved with planetary symbols. He teaches men the art of becoming invisible, as well as instructing them in geometry, arithmetic, astrlogy, and the mechanical sciences. He has vast knowledge concerning buried treasures, and can be forced to reveal their site with the help of appropriate spells and incantations. He, amongst the Legions, possessed Jeanne des Anges, the leading nun at Loudun.
Association : Amaymon; Aeshma; Tubal-Cain and Naamah
Source : Goetia; Tobit3:8; Testament of Solomon; Legemeton
Quote :
"The demon, repelled by the odor of the fish, fled into Upper Egypt; Raphael pursued him there and bound him hand and foot." - Tobit 8:3
'Better pleased Than Asmodeus with the fishy fume That drove him, though enamoured, from the spouse Of Tobit's son, and with a vengeance sent From Media post to Egypt, there fast bound." Milton: Paradise Lost , iv. 167--71.
'Asmodeus burns with the desire to tempt men with his swine in luxuriousness and is the prince of wantons.'
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