free ebooks ==> www.ebook777.com Daglas 108 Daglas Variations: Duglas The Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage, book two, names Daglas among the sixty-five SERVITORS OF KORE AND MAGOTH Sources: Belanger, Dictionary of Demons, 103; Mathers, Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage, 107; Von Worms, Book of Abramelin, 256 Dagon Variations: Be-Dingir-Dingir (“Lord of the gods”), Bekalam (“Lord of the land”), Be-ka-nana (“Lord of Canaan”), Dagan, Dagana, Dagn (“rain-cloud”), Dagon Marnas, Daguna, Dgn (Dagnu), Digan, Siton, Ti-lu ma-tim (“dew of the land”), Zeus Arotrios Dagon (“fish” or “fishlike”) was originally a Philistines and Semitic god of grain and agriculture His consort was called Belatu (“Lady”), although some sources claim his wife to be the goddess Shala or the goddess Ishara He was the primary god of the cities of Ma-Ne, Irim, Sipishu, Siwad, Tuttul, Uguash, and Zarad Dagon was a powerful and war-minded protector as a god; he was described as having the lower body of a fish Dagon was later demonized during the introduction of Christianity; he was said to have been one of the FALLEN ANGELS, formerly of the Order of Archangels He was ranked with various titles, both grand and superfluous, such as grand pantler of the royal household, judge of the dead, master baker of Hell, and prison guard of the seven children of Emmesharra There is a story that says when the Philistines captured the Ark from the Israelites they placed it in a temple of Dagon’s The Ark then destroyed the statue of Dagon by destroying its upper half, leaving only its lower fish half intact Sources: Chambers, Book of Days, 723; Hastings, Encyclopedia of Religion and Ethics, Part 18, 843–890– 1; Melton, Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology, 315; Rudwin, Devil in Legend and Literature, 86 Dagular Variations: Daguler In the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage, Dagular is one of the fifty-three SERVITORS OF ASHTAROTH AND ASMODEUS (see ASHTAROTH and ASMODEUS) Sources: Belanger, Dictionary of Demons, 104; Mathers, Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage, 106; Von Worms, Book of Abramelin, 248 Daha-Ata Sanniya Sinhalese demonology utilized a dance ritual in their rites of exorcism known as the Daha-Ata Sanniya An extremely colorful and energetic dance, the performers wear one of eighteen different masks to exorcise one of the eighteen different types of diseases that they believe can affect the human body The Daha-Ata Sanniya will also lift the curse of the Evil Eye from anyone watching the dance while simultaneously blessing those who witness the performance Because the cost of the ceremony is very expensive and the dance is extremely long and exhausting to perform, it is seldom done anymore The dance was created to counter the eighteen different demonic diseases that were brought into the world The original story of the Daha-Ata Sanniya says that while King Sankapala was away at war his wife realized she was pregnant The wife craved to eat a certain type of mango, and when it was acquired for her, her handmaiden asked for some The queen refused and the overly vengeful maid told the king upon his return that his wife was unfaithful to him and that the child she carried was not his own The king believed the lie the handmaid told and ordered his wife and her body cut in two Due to the magic of the unborn child she carried, the mother’s body reformed and carried the child to full term When the child turned 16 years old he suddenly remembered the events of his birth Using medicines and herbs he affixed to tablets, he created eighteen devils and led them to his father’s kingdom where they spread diseases The Daha-Ata Sanniya was created to counter these devils See also AMUKU SANNIYA, BIHIRI SANNIYA, DEMALA SANNIYA, DEVA SANNIYA, GINIJAL SANNIYA, GOLU SANNIYA, GULMA SANNIYA, KALA SANNIYA, KANA SANNIYA, KAPALA SANNIYA, KORA SANNIYA, MARU SANNIYA, MURTA SANNIYA, NAGA SANNIYA, PITA SANNIYA, SLESMA SANNIYA, VADI SANNIYA, and VATA SANNIYA Sources: Goonatilleka, Masks and Mask Systems of Sri Lanka, 24, 30, 33; Illes, Encyclopedia of Spirits, 875; Malik, Mind, Man, and Mask, 163–4; Wirts, Exorcism and the Art of Healing in Ceylon, 44 Dahaka Variations: Azi Dahaka, Dahak, Z AHHAK, Zohak From ancient Persian and Zoroastrian mythology comes the demon Dahaka (“stinging”) Originally a god, Dahaka was later demonized and made into the demon of death, deceit, lies, and mendacity who takes pleasure in destroying all living things He is depicted as having three heads; his body is covered with crawling lizards and poisonous scorpions www.ebook777.com