free ebooks ==> www.ebook777.com Gorgons 151 her sisters in a plot to murder their father (or their husbands, sources vary) They were caught and for their punishment were set adrift at sea The ship landed on an island inhabited by demons Alba changed her name to Albion, and there she and her sisters chose husbands from the demons and gave birth to a race of giants As the last two survivors of the sons of the thirty-three sisters and their demon husbands, Gog and MAGOG were captured and placed in chains fastened to the palace gates in Guildhall to act as guardians Depending on the various sources and mythologies that cite and reference Gog and Magog throughout history, the pair have been a race of people from Central Asia, demons, FALLEN ANGELS, giants, lands, and nations Sources: Brewer, Reader’s Handbook of Famous Names in Fiction, 433; Larkin, Book of Revelation, 191; Rose, Giants, Monsters, and Dragons, 145–6 Goleg The Ars Goetia, the first book of the Lemegeton, names Goleg as one of the fifty-three SERVITORS OF ASHTAROTH AND ASMODEUS (see ASHTAROTH and ASMODEUS) His name is possibly a Hebrew word meaning “whirling.” Sources: Belanger, Dictionary of Demons, 141; Susej, Demonic Bible, 257 Golen In the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage, Golen is among the thirty-two SERVITORS OF ASTAROT (see ASTAROT) His name is Greek, meaning “a cavern.” Sources: Mathers, Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage, 106, 117; Von Worms, Book of Abramelin, 249 Golu Sanniya In Sinhalese demonology Golu Sanniya is the demon of disease He causes mental illness and the inability to hear and speak Golu Sanniya, like the other Sinhalese demons, is susceptible to the DAHA-ATA SANNIYA Sources: Illes, Encyclopedia of Spirits, 875; Wirz, Exorcism and the Art of Healing in Ceylon, 44 Gomory Variations: GAMORI, Gamory, Gemory, Gomory, Gremory Gomory, described as looking like a beautiful woman wearing a crown tied around her waist and riding upon a camel, is one of the seventytwo SPIRITS OF SOLOMON; she commands twenty-six legions of demons A nocturnal demon most powerful during the month of December, Gomory is summoned for her ability to discover the location of treasures; foretell the past, present, and future; and obtain love for a woman She is named as one of the DUKES OF HELL Sources: Guiley, Encyclopedia of Demons and Demonology, 94; Kelly, Who in Hell, 100; Scot, Discoverie of Witchcraft, 224; Scott, London Magazine, Vol 5, 378 Gong Gong Variations: Gong Qinwang, I-Hsin, Kang Hui, Kung Ch’in-wang, Kung Kung In Chinese demonology Gong Gong (“quarrelsome”) is a demonic god who, along with his associate XIANG YAO, causes widescale flooding He is said to look like a dragon or a gigantic baboon In Chinese legend Gong Gong declared war against Zhu-Rong for the rulership of the heavens Gong Gong lost, and since he was denied the gift of speech by the gods, he could not cry out his rage In his anger and depression he banged his head against one of the pillars that held up the heavens, which caused the heavens to tilt and spill a great flood upon the earth The goddess Nüwa was able to correct the problem and righted heaven again, but it was not perfect, and now occasionally floodwaters will wash over the land His personal adversary is Zhu-Rong Christian demonology names him as the superintendent of public works Sources: Kelly, Who in Hell, 100; Lurker, Dictionary of Gods and Goddesses, 132; Qu, Tian Wen, 105–6; Rose, Giants, Monsters, and Dragons, 147 Gonogin The Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage names Gonogin as one of the thirty-two SERVITORS OF ASTAROT (see ASTAROT) His name is Hebrew for “delights” or “pleasures.” Sources: Belanger, Dictionary of Demons, 141; Susej, Demonic Bible, 257 Gooberen Gooberen is one of the eight AUSTATIKCOPAULIGAUR, a type of demonic spirit or DIV from Persian mythology The demon of riches, he presides over one of the eight sides of the world Sources: De Claremont, Ancient’s Book of Magic, 118; Kindersley, Specimens of Hindoo Literature, 33; Spence, Encyclopedia of Occultism, 51 Gorgo Gorgo is a diminutive form of the word demogorogon, another name for SATAN Sources: Brown, The Unicorn, 49; Chambers Dictionary, 431; Powell, Classical Myth, 349–50 Gorgons Variations: The Phorcydes The Gorgons (“the grim ones”) were three de-