free ebooks ==> www.ebook777.com Demoniality 113 of the one hundred eleven SERVITORS OF AMAYMON, ARITON, ORIENS, AND PAYMON (see AMAYMON, ARITON, ORIENS, and PAYMON) Sources: Mathers, Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage, 113; Von Worms, Book of Abramelin, 255 Deception Named in Babylonian, Jewish, and Solominic lore, Deception was one of the demonic goddesses who was bound by King Solomon and made to dig the foundation of his Temple (see SPIRITS OF SOLOMON) She is named as the second of the SEVEN HEAVENLY BODIES and as one of the thirty-three (or thirty-six, sources vary) elements of the cosmic rulers of the darkness In the Testament of Solomon, Deception is described as one of seven female spirits, all fair in appearance, bound and woven together, represented as a cluster of stars in the heavens (see SPIRITS OF SOLOMON) They travel about sometimes living in Lydia, or Olympus, or on a great mountain Deception is known for ability to deceive, excite and whet heresies, and the weaving of snares Her personal adversary is the angel Lamechalal Sources: Abrahams, Jewish Quarterly Review, Vol 11, 25; Charlesworth, Old Testament Pseudepigrapha, 935; Conybeare, Jewish Quarterly Review, Vol 11, 24 – Demala Sanniya In Singhalese demonology Demala Sanniya (“Tamil demon”) is the demon of bad dreams and madness that distorts the body He is known to cause disease, play pranks, and make muttering sounds Fortunately he is susceptible to the DAHA-ATA SANNIYA Sources: Illes, Encyclopedia of Spirits, 875; Kapferer, Celebration of Demons, 231; Wirz, Exorcism and the Art of Healing in Ceylon, 44 Demogorgon Variations: “God of the Earth,” GORGO, Master of the Fates Although Demogorgon is a Greek word meaning ”demon-Gorgon,” or “terrible demon,” the idea of this demonic being may have been influenced by the Orient, as originally it was a deity of the Underworld The Demogorgon is a powerful being who created all the gods and the universe Speaking his name aloud is taboo and doing so will cause a great calamity to happen Sources: Debus, Alchemy and Early Modern Chemistry, 312, 313; Lowe, Magic in Greek and Latin Literature, 55, 65–6; Lumpkin, Fallen Angels, the Watchers, and the Origin of Evil, 126; Scudder, Atlantic Monthly, Vol 70, 267–8, 272 Demoness Demoness is a word used to describe a female demon Sources: Cavendish, Man, Myth and Magic, 862; Cooley, Dictionary of English Language Exhibiting Orthography, 141 Demonette Demonette is a French word that translates to mean “a little demon.” It is sometimes used when referring to imps or FAMILIARs Sources: Grambs, Endangered English Dictionary, 49 Demoniac Variations: Daimonakos, Daimonikos, Demoniak, Demoniaque The word demoniac has its etymology traced back to Middle English and it means simply “one possessed by a demon.” Sources: De Givry, Pictorial Anthology of Witchcraft, Magic and Alchemy, 155; Graham, Standard-Phonographic Dictionary, 102; Ogilvie, Imperial Dictionary of the English Language, 698; Partridge, Origins, 147; Stratmann, Middle-English Dictionary, 158 Demoniacal To be demoniacal is to be demonic, that which resembles or is possessed by a demon Sources: Graham, Standard-Phonographic Dictionary, 102; Ogilvie, Imperial Dictionary of the English Language, 698; Oesterreich, Possession, Demoniacal and Other, Among Primitive Races, 26, 83–5 Demoniacally The word demoniacally means to be or act in a demonic manner Sources: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, 372; Ogilvie, Imperial Dictionary of the English Language, 698 Demoniacism The word demoniacism means “to be in a demonic state of being.” Sources: Graham, Standard-Phonographic Dictionary, 102; Gras, Studies in Elizabethan Audience Response to the Theater, 191–2; Ogilvie, Imperial Dictionary of the English Language, 698 Demonial Demonial is an archaic word from Middle English that means “demonic.” Sources: Ogilvie, Imperial Dictionary of the English Language, 698; Whitney, Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia, 1528 Demoniality The word demoniality refers to demons collectively, as well as the nature of a demon and the state of being demonic