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Asmoday
Asmodeus · Sydonay
Three heads — a bull's, a man's and a ram's — a serpent's tail, goose feet, breathing fire; riding an infernal dragon with a lance and banner.
Gives the Ring of Virtues, teaches arithmetic, astronomy, geometry and handicrafts, guards treasures, and makes men invincible.
“First and chiefest under the power of Amaymon”; the exorcist must stand bare-headed, or Asmoday will deceive him. His pedigree runs from the Zoroastrian Aeshma-daeva to the demon of the Book of Tobit who strangled Sarah's bridegrooms.
Following the Testament of Solomon tradition, the wiki makes Asmoday a cambion — son of King David and the demoness Agrat Bat Mahlat — and distinguishes him from his master Asmodeus, whom Solomon supposedly meant to bind when he caught Asmoday by mistake. He serves under the archdemon Amaymon alongside Aamon, and his imprisonment, together with Abezethibou's, is said to have driven Agrat and Naamah to conspire against Solomon to free their children.
Asmoday must be addressed standing and bareheaded. Courtesy, here, is a safety procedure.
Make an offering · AsmodayIn the message with your offering, name the spirit and state your petition — the keeper will enter them in the ledger.