Sitri is the twelfth spirit of the Ars Goetia. The catalogue calls him a prince with sixty legions and describes an initial appearance with a leopard's head and griffin's wings. At the operator's request he assumes a beautiful human form.[1][2]

Desire in the catalogue#

Sitri's office concerns sexual desire between people. The entry also attributes the disclosure of naked bodies to him. These are the aims represented by the historical text, whose model frequently treats other people's feelings as things an operator can command.[2]

The wording is relevant to the history of erotic magic. It should be described as evidence of that genre rather than turned into a practical promise that another person's consent can be bypassed. Zepar, Sallos, and Beleth occupy neighboring territory in the catalogue, with different appearances and offices.

Animal form and human beauty#

The transition from a hybrid animal to a beautiful human figure belongs to Sitri's description. It gives the encounter an intelligible human face after the initial apparition. The seal supplies a further means of identification within the text's ceremonial arrangement.[1]

Names such as Sytry or Bitru occur in related demonological sources. The historical relationship among those spellings is a matter of textual transmission. Modern personal descriptions, preferred offerings, and correspondences require separate attribution rather than being added to the early entry as if they were always present.

See also#

References

  1. Lemegeton, Goetia: Sitri, Sloane 3825 transcription · Joseph H. Peterson edition of the historical grimoire, with manuscript readings. (accessed 2026-10-01) ↩
  2. S. L. MacGregor Mathers and Aleister Crowley, The Goetia (1904), spirit 12 · Public-domain edition. Offices and appearances are statements in this catalogue. (accessed 2026-10-01) ↩
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