free ebooks ==> www.ebook777.com Glacia Labolas 149 The giang shi is described as having two different forms The first is that of a tall corpse with green or white hair It has red eyes, serrated teeth, and long claws on its fingertips Its other form passes for human until it does something to give itself away, such as obviously retreating from garlic or shape-shifting into a wolf The breath of the giang shi is so foul that it will literally send a man staggering back a full twenty feet If it is successful enough to mature, as told by when its hair is long and white, it will develop the ability to fly Once it has achieved maturity, only the sound of an extremely loud thunderclap can destroy it Since there is no way to prevent a giang shi from possessing a corpse, destruction is the only option The vampire cannot cross running water, and during moonlit nights, it can be trapped in a circle made of rice Once captured, it must be reburied and given proper burial rites Sources: Bush, Asian Horror Encyclopedia, 96; Glut, Dracula Book, 25; Groot, Religion of the Chinese, 76 – 77; Summers, Vampire: His Kith and Kin, 213 Gid-Dim Variations: Gidim The demonic spirit of sickness, Gid-Dim originates from Sumerian demonology His name translates to mean “black approaching” or “eclipsed.” He causes all forms of physical and mental illnesses Ritual prayers to the gods asking for protection from his demonic possession are the only way to prevent attack from this demon; however, if a person should be possessed by him, only an exorcism performed by an ashipu (sorcerer) can save them Sources: Black, Gods, Demons, and Symbols of Ancient Mesopotamia, 88–9; Icons, Demons, 35; Pu, Rethinking Ghosts in World Religions, 26, 32 Gigim Gigim, an AERIAL DEVIL, is one of a group of seven demons working in unison who are in service to Ereshkigal, the goddess of death and gloom (see IRKALLA) Detailed in the Magan Text of ancient Sumerian demonology, Gigim is said to enter into a person’s home and attack their bowels or possess them There is no known way to prevent this demon from entering into a home Gigim lives in the desert and in abandoned places of worship where sacrifices took place His name in Sumerian translates to mean “evil” (see also ALAL, IDPA, NAMTAR, TELAL, URUKU, and U TUK) Sources: Gray, Mythology of All Races, 355, 364; Lenormant, Chaldean Magic, 24; Turner, Dictionary of Ancient Deities, 64 Gilarion According to the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage, book two, Gilarion is one of the sixteen SERVITORS OF ASMODEUS (see ASMODEUS) Sources: Mathers, Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage, 107; Von Worms, Book of Abramelin, 256 Ginar The Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage names Ginar as one of the thirty-two SERVITORS OF ASTAROT (see ASTAROT) His name is possibly Chaldaic and if so would mean “to finish” or “to perfect.” Sources: Mathers, Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage, 117; Von Worms, Book of Abramelin, 249 Ginijal Sanniya In Sinhalese demonology Ginijal Sanniya is the demon of fevers He is depicted in ceremonial masks as having a wide nose and tusked mouth Ginijal Sanniya has the ability to cause excess heat and like the other Sinhalese demons, he is susceptible to the DAHA-ATA SANNIYA Sources: Illes, Encyclopedia of Spirits, 875; Wirz, Exorcism and the Art of Healing in Ceylon, 44 Giri In Singhalese Buddhist mythology the giri are the female aspect of the GARA-DEMONS Their name translates from Singhalese to mean “a hard rock” or “to scream.” During the GARA-YAK-NATUMA ceremony they are summoned and invited to remove the evils of the body while not harming the person in the process and accepting the sacrificial offerings of confections, drink, food, and money These demons have the ability to cast vas-dos (the evil eye) (see also DALA-RAJA) Sources: Conway, Demonology and Devil-Lore, 153; Obeyesekere, Cult of the Goddess Pattini, 64 –6 Glacia Labolas Variations: Caasimolar, Caassimolar, Glasya, Glasya Labolas, Glasyalabolas Ars Goetia, the first book of the Lemegeton, ranks Glacia Labolas as an earl, president, and master of murderers; he is under the service of NEBIROS and commands thirty-six legions of demons (see EARLS OF HELL and PRESIDENTS OF HELL) When this diurnal demon is summoned, he appears as a D OG with feathered wings Glacia Labolas has the ability to create love between friends and enemies, disclose past events, foretell the future, grant invisibility, and inspire murder He is an expert teacher in arts, killing techniques, and the various sciences (see also CAACRINOLAAS)