free ebooks ==> www.ebook777.com Acuar 16 Acuar Acuar is one of the one hundred eleven SERVITORS OF AMAYMON, ARITON, ORIENS, AND PAYMON His name in Hebrew translates to mean “a tiller of the earth.” Sources: Forgotten Books, Sacred Magic of Abramerlin the Mage, 121; Mathers, Magia Della Cabala, 140; Von Worms, Book of Abramelin, 255 Ad Dajjal Variations: Al-Masih Ad Dajjal (“The False Messiah”), ANTICHRIST, DAJJAL, Deggial, Meshiha Deghala Eschatology is the study of the end of days, ends of time, or the end of the world, be it from a theological, philosophical, or metaphysical point of view Ad Dajjal (“The Impostor”) is a demon from Islamic eschatology who is believed to be the End-of-Days deceiver, otherwise known as the Antichrist It is believed that in the final days, Ad Dajjal will gather together all of those he has deceived and make them into an army that he will use to confront the Messiah, who will have an army of His own A large and bulky-looking man with a ruddy complexion and a thick head of hair, Ad Dajjal is blind in his right eye Some sources say that the Arabic word for “infidel” (kaafir) will be written upon his forehead or between his eyes Only a true Muslim will be able to see the writing He will make himself known at Yawm al-Qiyamah (“The Day of Resurrection”) while he is traveling between Syria and Iraq Ad Dajjal is described as being able to leap through the sky high enough to touch the clouds He can fool others into thinking that he has the power to raise the dead and walk across the waters of the ocean He rides upon a donkey that moves quickly over the land, but he is physically incapable of entering into Mecca and Medina To prevent attack from Ad Dajjal, one must repeat from memory the first ten verses of Surat al Kahf (Chapter of the Cave) These verses act like a verbal talisman against him Sources: Glassé, New Encyclopedia of Islam, 122; Kelley, Methodist Review, Vol 83, 59; Le Strange, Palestine Under the Moslems, 411, 494 Adad Variations: ADDU, Anu’s son, Hadad, Ishkur, Ramman (“the Thunderer”), Resheph, RIMMON, Teshub, the canal controller From Assyrian, Babylonian, Hittite, and Mesopotamian demonology comes the demonic god of divination and storms, Adad He is de- picted as grasping lightning in his right hand and an axe in his left Oftentimes he is shown standing near a bull or a lionlike dragon His cult was widely spread throughout Asia Minor, Mesopotamia, Syria, and Palestine Adad’s sacred number is either six or sixty, sources vary; his sacred animal is the bull and his symbol is the lightning bolt He is similar to the demon Rimmon Sources: Black, Gods, Demons, and Symbols of Ancient Mesopotamia, 76, 118, 75; Von Nettesheim, Three Books of Occult Philosophy, 514; Van de Toorn, Dictionary of Demons in the Bible, 909; Zenos, Popular and Critical Bible Encyclopædia and Scriptural Dictionary, 43 Adar Variations: ADRAMELECH Adar (“Wing”) is a demon from Chaldean lore born the son of the god, B`l It is also the name of the first month in the Chaldean calendar and is known as the ‘dark month.’ Sources: Harper, Biblical World, Vol 3, 109, 111; Hyatt, Book of Demons, 73; Lenormant, Chaldean Magic, 46, 118 Addanc Variations: Abac, Abhac, Adanc, Addane, Afanc (“beaver”), Avanc British, Celtic, and Welsh mythology all tell of aqueous demons called addanc Said to look like a beaver-, crocodile-, or dwarflike demon, it preys upon those who enter into the lake it lives in Folklore tells us that it once lived in Llyn Barfog and/or in Llyn Llion Lake near Brynberian Bridge or in Llyn yr Afanc Lake It can be lured out of the water by a maiden, and when this happens, the addanc is powerless There are various stories regarding the addanc’s destruction Some tell how Hu Gadarn used oxen to drag it out of the water and slay it; other tales say it was lured out of the water where it fell asleep on her lap, was bound up in chains, and then either dragged off to Lake Cwm Ffynnon or slain by Peredur According to Llyfr Coch Hergest (Red Book of Hergest), written between 1382 and 1410, and Llyfr Gwyn Rhydderch (White Book of Rhydderch), written in 1350, the trashing of the addanc had once caused massive flooding, which drowned all the original inhabitants of Britain except for Dwyfan and Dwyfach, who went on to found a new race of Britons Sources: Gettings, Dictionary of Demons, 21; Lewis, Gomer’s Dictionary for Young People, 141; McCoy, Celtic Myth and Magick, 252 Addu Variations: ADAD, Adapa, Marduk, Ramman Addu is a storm demon in Babylonian demonology (see ADAD) It is possible that Addu www.ebook777.com