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## Paimon teaches all arts, [[philosophies]] and sciences, and secret things; he can reveal all mysteries of the Earth, wind and water, what the mind is, and where it is, and everything the conjurer wants to know, gives good [[familiar spirit|familiars]], dignities and confirms them, binds men to the conjurer's will.
## If Paimon is cited alone, some offering or sacrifice must be done, and he will accept it; then two kings called Beball (Bebal or Labal) and Abalam (Abalim) will go to him together with other spirits, often twenty-five legions; but these other spirits do not always come unless the conjurer call upon them.
## Paimon is depicted as a man with an effeminate face, wearing a precious [[Crown (headgear)|crown]], and riding a [[dromedary]]. Before him often goes a host demons with the shape of men, playing [[trumpet]]s, [[cymbal]]s, and any other sort of musical instruments.
# '''[[Beleth]]''' (also spelled Bilet, Bileth and Byleth) is a mighty and terrible king of Hell, who has eighty-five legions of demons under his command. He rides a war horse, and all kind of music is heard before him, according to most authors on [[demonology]] and the most known [[grimoire]]s. <!--He is identified as MALE in the Lesser Key of Solomon, new-age rewrites are not proper sources--> According to ''Pseudomonarchia Daemonum'' [[Noah]]'s son [[Ham, son of Noah|Ham]] was the first in invoking him after the flood, and wrote a book on [[Mathematics]] with his help.
## When appearing he looks very fierce to frighten the conjurer or to see if he is courageous. The conjurer must be brave, and holding a hazel wand in his hand must draw a triangle by striking towards the South, East, and upwards, and command Beleth into it by means of some conjurations.
## If he does not obey, the conjurer must rehearse all threats the conjurations said. Then, Beleth will obey and do all that he is commanded, but the conjurer must be respectful and pay homage unto Beleth due to his rank, and hold a silver ring in the middle finger of the left hand against his face, as it is the use of hellish kings and princes before [[Amaymon]].
## Beleth gives all the love of men and women he is commanded until the conjurer is satisfied.{{Clear}}
# [[File:Pruflas.jpg|thumb|Purson's image in [[Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers|Mathers]]' ''[[The Goetia]]'' corresponds to [[Pruflas]]' illustration from the ''[[Dictionnaire Infernal]]''.]] '''[[Purson]]''' (also Curson, Pursan) is a Great King of Hell, being served and obeyed by twenty-two legions of demons. He knows of hidden things, can find treasures, and tells past, present and future. Taking a human or aerial body he answers truly of all secret and divine things of Earth and the creation of the world. He also brings good [[Familiar spirit|familiars]]. Purson is depicted as a man with the face of a [[lion]], carrying a ferocious [[Viperidae|viper]] in his hand, and riding a [[bear]]. Before him there can be heard many [[trumpet]]s sounding.{{Clear}}
# [[File:Asmodeus.jpg|right|thumb|250x250px|Asmodeus as depicted in [[Collin de Plancy]]'s ''[[Dictionnaire Infernal]]''.]]'''[[Asmodeus|Asmodai]]''' (also Ashmodai, Asmodeus, Asmody, Asmoday) appears as the king 'Asmoday' in the [[Ars Goetia]], where he is said to have a seal in gold and is listed as number thirty-two according to respective rank.<ref name="Goetia">{{citation|last=MacGregor|first=Mathers (trans.)|title=The Goetia: The Lesser Key of Solomon the King|year=1995|location=York Beach|publisher=Samuel Weiser|editor-last=Crowley|editor2-last=Liddell|editor-first=Aleister|editor2-first=Samuel|isbn=0-87728-847-X}}</ref><!-- in the chapter "Classified List of the seventy-two Chief Spirits" --> He "is strong, powerful and appears with three heads; the first is like a [[bull]], the second like a [[Human|man]], and the third like a [[Bighorn Sheep|ram]]; the tail of a [[serpent (symbolism)|serpent]], and from his mouth issue flames of fire."<ref name="Goetia" /><!-- page 32 --> Also, he sits upon an infernal [[dragon]], holds a lance with a banner and, amongst the Legions of ''Amaymon'', Asmoday governs seventy two legions of inferior spirits.<ref name="Goetia" />{{Clear}}
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=== Dukes ===
# [[File:Amduscias.jpg|thumb|right|220px|<center>Amduscias</center>]]'''Amdusias'''<ref name="Mathers" /> (also Amduscias, Amdukias or Ambduscias) has 29 legions of demons and spirits under his command. He is depicted as a human with claws instead of hands and feet, the head of a [[unicorn]], and a [[trumpet]] to symbolize his powerful voice. Amdusias is associated with [[thunder]] and it has been said that his voice is heard during [[storm]]s. In other sources, he is accompanied by the sound of trumpets when he comes and will give [[concert]]s if commanded, but while all his types of musical instruments can be heard they cannot be seen. He is regarded as being the demon in charge of the [[cacophony|cacophonous]] [[music]] that is played in [[Hell]]. He can make trees bend at will.{{Clear}}
# [[File:Agares.jpg|thumb|Agares from ''[[Collin de Plancy]]'' «[[Dictionnaire Infernal]]», Paris, 1863.]]'''[[Agares]]''' (or ''Agreas''<ref name="Mathers" />), ruling the eastern zone of Hell, and being served by 31 legions of [[demons]]. He can make runaways come back and those who stand still<ref>Goetia, Mathers/Crowley</ref> run, finding pleasure in teaching immoral expressions. He also has the power to destroy dignities, both temporal and supernatural.<ref name="Mathers" /><ref name="pseudo" /> He is depicted as a pale old man riding a [[crocodile]].<ref name="pseudo" /><ref name="lemegeton" />
# '''[[Valefar]]''' (or Malaphar, Malephar, Valafar, Valefor) is a Duke of Hell.<ref>Waite, Arthur Edward (1913), ''The Book of Ceremonial Magic'', Chapter IV: "The Mysteries of Goëtic Theurgy according to the Lesser Key of Solomon the King: [http://www.sacred-texts.com/grim/bcm/bcm54.htm#fn_183 Demons: I. (Baal) to IX. (Paimon)], p. 197 at [http://www.sacred-texts.com sacred-texts.com]</ref> He tempts people to steal and is in charge of a good relationship among thieves. Valefar is considered a good [[familiar spirit|familiar]] by his associates "till they are caught in the trap."<ref>''ibid''., [http://www.sacred-texts.com/grim/bcm/bcm54.htm#fn_183 footnote #7]</ref> He commands ten legions of demons.<ref name="LKS" /> He is represented as a [[lion]] with the head of a man, or as a lion with the head of a [[donkey]].<ref name="LKS" />
# '''[[Barbatos]]''' is an Earl and Duke of Hell, ruling thirty legions of demons and has four kings as his companions to command his legions. He gives the understanding of the voices of the animals, says past and future, conciliates friends and rulers, and he can lead men to hidden treasures that have been hidden by the enchantment of [[Magician (paranormal)|magicians]]. His name seems to derive from [[Latin]] "barbatus", bearded, old man, [[philosopher]]. He is mentioned in ''[[The Lesser Key of Solomon]]''.
# '''[[Gusion]]''' (also Gusoin, Gusoyn) is a strong Great Duke of Hell, and rules over forty legions of demons. He tells all past, present and future things, shows the meaning of all questions that are asked to him, reconciles friends, and gives honour and dignity. He is depicted as a [[baboon]] or according to some, in the form of a "xenophilus."<ref name="LKS" />{{Clear}}
# [[File:Abigor.jpg|thumb|Eligos (Abigor). Illustration from [[Collin de Plancy]]'s ''Dictionnaire Infernal''.]]'''Eligos''' (also Abigor or Eligor) is a [[Great Duke]] of Hell, ruling 60 legions of demons. He discovers hidden things and knows the future of wars and how soldiers should meet. He also attracts the favor of lords, knights and other important persons. He is depicted in the form of a goodly knight carrying a lance, an ensign and a sceptre (a serpent to [[Aleister Crowley]]). Alternatively he is depicted as a ghostly [[Apparitional experience|spectre]], sometimes riding a semi-skeletal (sometimes winged) horse, or the Steed of Abigor. This is a minion of Hell itself, and was a gift from [[Beelzebub]]. It was created from the remains of one of the horses of the [[Garden of Eden]].
# {{distinguish|Vepar{{!}}Separ}}'''Zepar'''<ref name="Mathers" /> is a Great Duke of Hell. He commands 26 legions of inferior spirits. His office is to cause women to love men, and bring them together in love. He makes women barren. He is depicted with red clothes and armor, like a soldier.
# '''[[Bathin]]''' (or Bathym, Mathim, Marthim) is a Duke (Great Duke according to ''Pseudomonarchia Daemonum'') of Hell, who has under his command thirty legions of demons. He knows the virtues of precious stones and [[herb]]s, and can bring men suddenly from one country to another. He helps one attain astral projection, and takes you wherever you want to go. He is depicted as a strong man with the tail of a [[Serpent (symbolism)|serpent]], riding a pale horse.
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# '''Aim''' (aka Aym or Haborym) is a Great Duke of Hell, very strong, and rules over twenty-six legions of demons. He sets cities, castles and great places on fire, makes men witty in all ways, and gives true answers concerning private matters. He is depicted as a man (handsome to some sources), but with three heads, one of a [[Serpent (symbolism)|serpent]], the second of a man, and the third of a cat to most authors, although some say of a [[calf]], riding a [[Viperidae|viper]], and carrying in his hand a lit firebrand with which he sets the requested things on fire.
# '''[[Bune|Buné]]''' is a Great Duke of Hell, mighty and strong, who has thirty legions of demons under his command. He changes the place of the dead and makes them demons that are under his power to gather together upon those [[sepulchre]]s. Buné makes men eloquent and wise, and gives true answers to their demands and also richness. He speaks with a comely high voice. Buné is depicted as a three-headed [[dragon]], being his heads like those of a dog, a [[griffin]], and a man (although according to some [[grimoire]]s he has two heads like a [[dragon]] and the third like a man).
# '''[[Baal Berith|Berith]]''' (also Baal-berith) is a Great Duke of Hell, powerful and terrible, and has twenty-six legions of demons under his command. He tells things of the past, present and future with true answers; he can also turn all metals into gold, give dignities to men and confirm them. He speaks with a clear and subtle voice, and as recounted in [[Aleister Crowley]]'s ''Illustrated Goetia'', he is a liar when not answering questions. To speak with him the conjurer must wear a silver ring and put it before his face in the same form as it is needed in [[Beleth]]'s case and demons do before [[Amaymon]]. He is depicted as a soldier wearing red clothes, a golden crown, and riding a red horse. Books on the subject tell that he is called according to whom invokes him, being called Berith by the [[Jew]]s (see below). According to some demonologists from the 16th century, his power is stronger in June, meanwhile to [[Sebastien Michaelis]] he suggests murder and blasphemy and his adversary is St. [[Barnabas]]. His name was surely taken from Baal [[Berith (god)]], a form of [[Baal]] worshiped in Berith ([[Beirut]]), [[Phoenicia]]. In [[Alchemy]] Berith was the element with which all metals could be transmuted into gold.{{Citation needed|date=January 2016}} "Berith" is the Hebrew word for covenant, it was originated from the Akkadian (Babylonian) word "Biritu" which means "to fetter" or "to bond".{{Clear}}
# [[File:Astaroth.jpg|right|thumb|Astaroth illustration from the ''[[Dictionnaire Infernal]]'' (1818)]]'''[[Astaroth]]''' (also Ashtaroth, Astarot and Asteroth) is referred to in ''[[The Lesser Key of Solomon]]'' as a very powerful demon. In art, in the ''[[Dictionnaire Infernal]]'', [[Astaroth]] is depicted as a nude man with feathered wings, wearing a crown, holding a [[Serpent (symbolism)|serpent]] in one hand, and riding a beast with [[dragon]]-like wings and a serpent-like tail. According to [[Sebastien Michaelis]] he is a [[demonology|demon]] of the First Hierarchy, who seduces by means of laziness, vanity, and rationalized philosophies.[[File:Astaroth.svg|thumb|Astaroth's seal (according to ''The Lesser Key of Solomon'').]]His adversary is St. [[Bartholomew]], who can protect against him for he has resisted Astaroth's temptations. To others, he teaches [[mathematical]] sciences and handicrafts, can make men invisible and lead them to hidden treasures, and answers every question formulated to him. He was also said to give to mortal beings the power over serpents. His name is possibly taken from the goddess [[Asherah]] or [[Astarte]].
# '''Focalor''' (also Forcalor, Furcalor) is a powerful Great Duke of Hell, commanding three or thirty legions of spirits. Focalor is mentioned in ''[[The Lesser Key of Solomon]]'' as the forty-first of the 72 goetic demons. According to the [[grimoire]]: Focalor appears in the form of a man with a [[griffin]]'s wings, kills men, drowns them, and overthrows warships; but if commanded by the conjurer he will not harm any man or thing. Focalor has power over wind and sea, and had hoped to return to heaven after one thousand years, but he was deceived in his hope. One of the three archdemons, [[Lucifuge Rofocale]], has his second name as an [[anagram]] of Focalor, implying an intellectual relationship.{{Clarify|date=December 2009}}
# {{distinguish|Zepar}}'''[[Vepar]]''' (also Separ, Vephar) is a strong Great Duke of Hell, and rules twenty-nine legions of demons. He governs the waters and guides armoured ships laden with ammunition and weapons; he can also make, if requested, the sea rough and stormy, and to appear full of ships. Vepar can make men die in three days by putrefying sores and wounds, causing worms to breed in them, but if requested by the conjurer he can heal them immediately. Vepar is depicted as a [[mermaid]].
# '''[[Vual]]''' (also Uvall, Voval, Vreal, Wal, Wall) is a mighty Great Duke of Hell, commanding thirty-seven [[wikt:Legion|legions]] of demons. He gives the love of women, causes friendship between friends and foes, and tells things past, present and to come. Vual is depicted as a [[camel|dromedary]] that after a while changes shape into a man, and speaks the [[Egyptian language]], but not perfectly, with a deep voice.
# '''[[Crocell]]''' (also called Crokel or Procell) is the 49th spirit of the [[Goetia]], manifesting as an [[angel]] with a tendency to speak in dark and mysterious ways. Once a member of the Powers, he is now a Duke of Hell who rules over 48 legions of demons. When summoned by a conjuror, he can teach [[geometry]] and other [[liberal sciences]]. He can also warm bodies of water, create the [[illusion]] of the sound of rushing waters, and reveal the location of natural baths.
# '''[[Allocer]]''' (also Alocer, Alloces) is a demon whose title is Great Duke of Hell, and who has thirty-six legions of demons under his command. He induces people to immorality and teaches arts and all mysteries of the sky. He is described by Johann Weyer as appearing in the shape of a [[knight]] mounted on an enormous horse. His face has [[wiktionary:leonine|leonine]] characteristics; he has a ruddy complexion and burning eyes; and he speaks with much gravity. He is said to provide good [[Familiar spirit|familiars]], and to teach [[astronomy]] and [[liberal arts]]. Allocer is often depicted riding a horse with [[dragon]] legs.{{Clear}}
# [[File:murmur seal.gif|frame|The Seal of Murmur according to the [[Ars Goetia]].]]'''(DUKE\COUNT) [[Murmur (demon)|Murmur]]''' (also Murmus, Murmuur, Murmux) is a Great Duke and Earl of Hell, and has thirty legions of demons under his command. He teaches [[Philosophy]], and can oblige the souls of the deceased to appear before the conjurer to answer every desired question. Murmur is depicted as a soldier riding a [[Vulture]] or a [[Griffin]], and wearing a ducal crown. Two of his ministers go before him making the sound of [[trumpet]]s. "Murmur" in Latin means noise, whisper, murmur, and the sound of the trumpet.{{Clear}}
# '''[[Gremory]]''' (aka Gamory, Gemory, or Gomory) is a strong Duke of Hell that governs twenty-six legions of demons. He tells all things past, present and future, about hidden treasures, and procures the love of women, young and old, but especially maidens. He is depicted as appearing in the form of a beautiful woman with the crown of a duchess tied around her waist, and riding a [[camel]].
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# '''(PRINCE\PRESIDENT) [[Gaap]]''' (also Goap, Tap) is a mighty Prince and Great President of Hell, commanding sixty-six legions of demons. He is, according to [[The Lesser Key of Solomon]], the king and prince of the southern region of Hell and Earth, and according to the ''Pseudomonarchia Daemonum'' (False Monarchy of the Demons) the king of the western region and as mighty as [[Beleth]], but for both he is the guide of the four kings (the others being [[Ziminiar]], [[Corson (demonology)|Corson]] and [[Amaymon]], although some translations of ''[[The Lesser Key of Solomon]]'' consider [[Belial]], [[Beleth]], [[Asmodai]] and Gaap, not giving detail on the cardinal point they rule). He is said to be better conjured to appear when the Sun is in a southern [[zodiac]]al sign. Gaap specifically controls the element of water and reigns over the Water Elementals or the 'water demons'. Gaap teaches [[Philosophy]] and all liberal sciences, can cause love or hate and make men insensible and invisible, deliver [[familiar spirit|familiars]] out of the custody of other [[Magician (paranormal)|magicians]], teaches how to consecrate those things that belong to the dominion of Amaymon his king (there is a contradiction here, see above), gives true answers concerning past, present and future, and can carry and re-carry men and things speedily from one nation to another at the conjurer's will. According to a few authors he can make men ignorant. According to ''Pseudomonarchia Daemonum'' certain [[Necromancy|necromancer]]s honour him with sacrifices and burning offerings. He is depicted in human shape.
# [[File:Stolas.jpg|thumb|upright|Stolas as illustrated by Collin de Plancy in ''[[Dictionnaire Infernal]]''.]]'''Stolas'''<ref name="Mathers" /> is a Great Prince of Hell, commands twenty-six legions of demons, and teaches astronomy and the knowledge of poisonous plants, herbs and precious stones. He is also known as Stolos and Solas. He is depicted as either being a crowned [[owl]] with long legs, a [[raven]], or a man.{{Clear}}
# [[File:Orobas.jpg|thumb|An early woodcut image of Orobas.]]'''[[Orobas]]''' is a powerful Great Prince of Hell, having twenty [[wikt:Legion|legions]] of demons under his control. He supposedly gives true answers of things past, present and to come, divinity, and the creation of the world; he also confers dignities and prelacies, and the favour of friends and foes. Orobas is faithful to the conjurer, does not permit that any [[spirit]] tempts him, and never deceives anyone. He is depicted as a horse that changes into a man under the conjurer's request. The name could come from Latin "orobias", a type of [[incense]].
# '''Seir''' (also known as Seire, Seere, or Sear) is a Prince of Hell with 26 legions of demons under his command. He can go to any place on earth in a matter of seconds to accomplish the will of the conjurer, bring abundance, help in finding hidden treasures or in robbery, and is not a demon of evil but good nature, being mostly indifferent to evilness. He is depicted as a man riding a winged horse, and is said to be beautiful.{{Clear}}
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