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Demonology & Spirits

Historical and contemporary approaches to demons, named spirits, devotional relationships, and source traditions.

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Historical Goetic seal of Vapula
Updated 2026-10-01

Vapula

A winged lion-shaped Goetic duke associated with crafts, philosophy, and learned subjects.

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Historical Goetic seal of Zagan
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Zagan

A Goetic spirit with a winged bull form, associated with wit and transformations of liquids and metals.

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Historical Goetic seal of Andrealphus
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Andrealphus

A peacock-shaped Goetic marquis associated with geometry, measurement, astronomy, and bird transformation.

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Historical Goetic seal of Cimejes
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Cimejes

A mounted Goetic marquis associated with grammar, rhetoric, logic, and hidden treasure.

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Historical Goetic seal of Decarabia
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Decarabia

A Goetic marquis appearing as a star, associated with plants, stones, and bird-like apparitions.

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Historical Goetic seal of Seere
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Seere

A Goetic prince riding a winged horse, associated with rapid movement and the recovery of hidden things.

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Historical Goetic seal of Dantalion
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Dantalion

A many-faced Goetic duke carrying a book, associated with thoughts, knowledge, and visions of other people.

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Historical Goetic seal of Andromalius
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Andromalius

The final Goetic spirit, associated with stolen goods, concealed wrongdoing, and hidden treasure.

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A triple-form statue of Hekate in the Chiaramonti collection
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Hekate

A Greek goddess with broad early powers and later associations with crossroads, spirits, and magic.

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The back of a bronze Pazuzu statuette
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Pazuzu

A Mesopotamian wind demon whose image was also used protectively, especially against Lamashtu.

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A Lamashtu protective plaque in the Louvre, shown with explanatory labels
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Lamashtu

A Mesopotamian harmful female power represented on amulets and plaques intended to repel her.

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The Queen of the Night relief; identification as Ereshkigal is debated
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Ereshkigal

A Mesopotamian queen of the underworld, known through myths of descent and traditions concerning Nergal.

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A relief of Nergal from Hatra
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Nergal

A Mesopotamian deity associated with death, war, disease, and the underworld.

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De Morgan’s painting of an angel of death, used as later angelic imagery
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Samael

Samael appears in Jewish interpretive literature in roles that vary between texts. His relationship with Satan, the serpent, and other figures should be described source by source.

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