free ebooks ==> www.ebook777.com Hannya 157 TORS OF ASHTAROTH AND ASMODEUS (see ASHTAROTH and ASMODEUS) Sources: Ford, Bible of the Adversary, 90; Mathers, Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage, 116 Halphas Variations: Halpas, Malthus, Mathas Christian demonology ranks Halphas as an earl and lists him as one of the seventy-two SPIRITS OF SOLOMON (SEE ALSO EARLS OF HELL and PRESIDENTS OF HELL) Commanding twenty-six legions, this nocturnal demon appears before his summoner as a stork and speaks with a hoarse voice He has the ability to teleport men to battlefields, cause wars, fill towns with soldiers looking to fight, and is known to stockpile weapons Destructive, warlike Halphas attacks with a sword and sets towns ablaze His zodiacal sign is Libra Sources: De Laurence, Lesser Key of Solomon, Goetia, 34; DuQuette, Key to Solomon’s Key, 179–80; Icon, Demons, 165; Scott, London Magazine, Vol 5, 378 Ham In the Scandinavian Saga Grettir, also known as The Saga of Grettir the Strong, Ham is a storm demon in service under Helgi (see AERIAL DEVIL) He is described as an eagle with black wings Sources: De Claremont, Ancients’ Book of Magic, 127; Spence, Encyclopedia of Occultism, 410 Hamas In Theurgia Goetia, the second book of the Lemegeton, Hamas is ranked as a chief duke and is listed as one of the sixteen SERVITORS OF ASYRIEL (see ASYRIEL) A nocturnal demon, he is good-natured and willing to obey his summoner Sources: Belanger, Dictionary of Demons, 152; Guiley, Encyclopedia of Demons and Demonology, 20; Peterson, Lesser Key of Solomon, 74 Hamorphol In Theurgia Goetia, the second book of the Lemegeton, Hamorphol is ranked as one of the eleven named SERVITORS OF PAMERSIEL (see PAMERSIEL) Ranked as a duke, this nocturnal AERIAL DEVIL is known to be very useful at driving out spirits from haunted places He is also an expert liar and tells secrets An arrogant and stubborn demon, Hamorphol must be summoned from the second floor of a home or in a wide open space Sources: Waite, Manual of Cartomancy and Occult Divination, 97 Hamou Ukaiou Hamou Ukaiou is the husband to the DJINN Aicha Kandida in Moroccan folklore A nocturnal demon, he preys upon women who travel alone at night, stalking and then devouring them Sharpening a knife on the ground in his presence will prevent him from attacking Sources: Illes, Encyclopedia of Spirits, 145; Rose, Giants, Monsters, and Dragons, 20 Hananel Variations: Anai, ANANEL, Khananel Hananel (“mercy of God”) is named in the Book of Enoch as one of the FALLEN ANGELS who swore allegiance to SAMIAZA, rebelled against God, took a human wife, and fathered the NEPHILIM His name means “glory or grace of God.” Sources: Charles, Book of Enoch, 137; Laurence, Foreign Quarterly Review, Vol 24, 370; Lumpkin, Fallen Angels, the Watchers, and the Origins of Evil, 31 Hanbi Variations: Hanpa Akkadian and Sumerian mythology names Hanbi as the Lord of the Evil Wind Demons He is the father of the demon PAZUZU Sources: Black, Gods, Demons, and Symbols of Ancient Mesopotamia, 148; Finkel, Sumerian Gods and Their Representations, 143; Icons, Demons, 171 Hannya Variations: Akeru, Hannya-Shin-Kyo (“emptiness of forms”) A vampiric demon from Japan, the hannya (“empty”) feeds exclusively off truly beautiful women and infants It is described as having a large chin, long fangs and horns, green scales, a snakelike forked tongue, and eyes that burn like twin flames Normally, the hannya lives near the sea or wells, but it is never too far from humans, as it can sneak unseen into any house that has a potential victim (a sleeping woman) inside Just before it attacks, the hannya lets loose with a horrible shriek While the woman is in a state of being startled, the vampire possesses her, slowly driving her insane and physically altering her body into that of a hideous monster Eventually, it drives her to attack a child, drink its blood, and eat its flesh There is no known potential weakness to exploit, but there is a Buddhist sutra that renders humans invisible to spirits and demons In Japanese No (Noh) theater, young men are depicted as the favorite victims of an especially vicious and vindictive hannya Sources: Louis-Frédéric, Japan Encyclopedia, 287– 88; Pollack, Reading Against Culture, 50; Toki, Japanese NÉ Plays, 40