Nybbas is one of the Masters of Revels in the high upper gallery of hell, who controls visions and dreams. Despite his position, he’s actually a demon of an inferior order and is regarded as a buffoon and charlatan. Image: Dictionnaire Infernal, 1863⠀
Jinn sometimes steal human babies and switch them with their own offspring as ‘changelings’. Mothers who are victims of this will take their babies to the cemetery. They leave them for 15-20 minutes before coming back to see if the real child was returned. Stories of changelings are common across many cultures. Image: The Book of Wonders and Creatures, 1921
Melchom is a duke of hell, who serves the demon king Baruchas, and the paymaster of Hell’s royal household. His name and origin may come from the demon Moloch. Dictionnaire Infernal, 1863⠀
Lucifer is a prince of hell and a demon of the sin Pride. His name became one of Satan’s monikers, but his origins are older than Satan, and go as far back as Greek mythology. It means light-bringer, and is the Latin name for the planet Venus as well. Alessandro Vellutello, 1534⠀
A Dulhath (Dalham, Dalhan, Delhan) is a jinn that inhabits desert islands. It rides an ostrich and feasts on the flesh of shipwrecked travelers who wash up on the shore. From: The Wonders of Creation, 16th Century⠀
Marchosias is 35th of the 72 Spirits of Solomon, and a marquis who rules over 30 legions of lesser demons. He usually appears as a she-wolf with wings, but can take the form of a man. He’s said to be one of the several spirits who hopes to return to heaven. From Dictionnaire Infernal, 1863⠀
The Tables of Ziruph are for finding the names of demons (or angels) in the hierarchy of spirits. Running a name through a table will produce the name of a lesser spirit below them. High level demon names are found with astrological methods. Other spirits names can only be found using tables with special characters. From Three Books of Occult Philosophy, 1533
Beelzebub: his name is used as a nickname for the devil, but he’s a demon prince in his own right, known as “Lord of the Flies”. Originally a “false” god of the Philistines, he’s associated with the deadly sin of Gluttony has the power to turn men into animals and vice versa. From Dictionnaire Infernal, 1863
A harpy-type jinn that represents the southern constellation of Cetus. Harpies are dangerous half-human half-bird creatures, most famously seen in Greek and Roman mythology, but the creature archetype spans many cultures. From Quazwini’s Book of Marvels, 1283
Demons have many names, and one in every language. Most of a demon’s names can be found by taking the letters of an angel’s or higher-ranking demon’s name, and processing them through The Tables of Ziruph or The Tables of Commutation to get the Hebrew name. When you change the language of the letters used in the tables, it will produce the demon’s additional names. Other demon’s names can only be found using the special table of characters, pictured above. Source: The Fourth Book of Occult Philosophy by Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa, 1783
Mammon, whose name means “riches,” is a demon of avarice and greed. He’s a prince of The Demonic Order of Tempters and Ensnarers and Hell’s ambassador to England. From Dictionnaire Infernal, 1863⠀
Halhal is the bearer of the sword of Ilbis (the Satan of the Quran). When he appeared before King Solomon, he was covered in blood and breathing fire, and had a bottle of Adam’s son Habil’s blood around his neck. King Solomon ordered Halhal bound, but Halhal convinced the king to allow him to be his servant instead. From Qazwini’s Book of Marvels 18th century⠀
