Demons and Jinn

King Zawba’ah is the ruler of Friday, Venus, the color green, and the metal copper. He’s watched by the angel Anael and was one of the nine jinns who listened to the prophet Muhammad recite the Qur’an at Nakhlah. He often appears as a whirlwind or cyclone. The Book of Felicity, 1582. ⠀

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Ipos or Ayporos is a great earl and prince who has the power to make dull men audacious and witty. He knows the past and future and commands 36 legions of other demons. He’s said to be dirtier than a lion, and some depictions show him with a lions head. From Dictionnaire Infernal, 1863.


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The demon Furfur is 34th of the 72 spirits of Solomon. When summoned into a triangle, he appears as a hoarse-voiced angel who gives secrets and divine truths. He can create storms and causes love between husbands and wives. Outside the triangle, he lies. From Dictionnaire Infernal, 1863.


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Queen of Sheba, Bilqis is the most famous of the half-jinn. King Solomon suspected she was a jinn when she visited him, and to test this he had her cross a walkway made of a fish tank. Thinking it was a pond she lifted up her skirt to reveal hairy legs, and some say hoofed feet. After having her remove her leg hair they remained together for seven years and seven months until she died.

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Flauros (Haurus) is a fallen angel and the 64th of the 72 Spirits of Solomon. If invoked into a magician’s triangle he will tell truths of the past, present, and future. Outside the triangle he will lie. He will protect those who summon him from other spirits and temptation. From Dictionnaire Infernal, 1863.


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Deumus (Deumo) is originally a goddess of the Calicut in Malabar. She wears a crown, has four horns, and four long sharp teeth. She has the feet of a rooster, and appears with a soul to snack on if she wishes. From Dictionnaire Infernal, 1863.


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Andras is one of the 72 Spirits of Solomon. He appears as an angel with the head of a raven or owl, wielding a sword and riding a black wolf. He kills entire households, including all of their servants and teaches you the best way to kill one’s enemies. From Dictionnaire Infernal, 1863.


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Naberius (Cerberus) guards Hades in Greek myths. As a demon, he makes people more susceptible to manipulation and sometimes appears as a crow. He gifts skill in arts and sciences (especially rhetorical) and restores lost honor. From Dictionnaire Infernal, 1863.


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