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Haborym is a duke of hell, a fallen angel and 23rd of the 72 Spirits of Solomon. He rides a viper and carries a firebrand that he uses to light castles and cities ablaze. He can give you answers to questions about private matters make you witty. From Dictionnaire Infernal, 1863β €


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Huma (The Fever) is the jinn most famous for causing illness. He may be adapted from the three-headed demon mentioned in The Testament of Solomon that’s considered responsible for the birth of blind, deaf & epileptic children. From The Book of Felicity,1582β €

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Gemory (or Gremory) is 56th of the 72 Spirits of Solomon and a duke of hell. This demon has the ability to procure the love of women for conjurers. While he uses he/him pronouns, Gemory appears as a beautiful woman riding a camel. From Dictionnaire Infernal, 1863


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A succubus, the female counterpart of the incubus, is a seductress demon across many traditions. They appear as either a beautiful woman or a terrifying demonic entity, and sometimes as a combination or switching between the two forms. Repeated sexual activity with a succubus causes deteriorating mental and physical health, and sometimes death. Art by Fritz Schwimbeck, 1915

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Murra bin al-Harith appeared before King Solomon and told him he was the first to make and play a harp and that it’s the only instrument that gave men sensual pleasure. Like many other jinn, Solomon commanded for him to be bound. From Marvels of Things Created and Miraculous Aspects of Things Existing 18th century.β €

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Foras is a great president who commands twenty-nine legions of spirits. He can grant magicians wit, eloquence, and longevity. He’s known for teaching logic, ethics, and magical uses of herbs and precious stones. He also finds treasure and lost items. From Dictionnaire Infernal, 1863. β €


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Behemoth was a great and deadly beast, low in the demonic order. In the Book of Job, God kills both him and Leviathan (pictured underneath him) with his mighty sword. He likely has his origins in Bahamut and the Bull of Heaven. Image: William Blake. β €

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Mahr bin Hafaf is a jinn from India who would make wine and convince men to drink. He’d encourage them to play harps, lie, murder, and commit all sorts of other sins. King Solomon ordered him to be bound with chains. From Marvels of Things Created and Miraculous Aspects of Things Existing, 18th century. β €

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Azazel is the co-leader of the fallen angels group the Watchers, who he led astray. He’s credited for teaching humankind about earth’s metals, and how to make them into weapons and armor. He also taught the secrets of cosmetics, and encouraged women to paint their eyelids. From Dictionnaire Infernal, 1863.β €


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Aicha Kandicha is a camel-footed jinn from Moroccan folklore, who appears as a beautiful woman and lures men into the desert to kill them. Theories of her origin range from a Phoenician Fertility deity, a real noble woman, and even an anti-colonial resistance fighter.

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The demon Marbas or Barbas is a great president who commands 36 legions of demons. He appears as either a lion or a man. He brings and cures disease, knows secrets and hidden things, transmogrifies people, and teaches about the mechanical arts and handicrafts. Image: 72goetia.com

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