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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.
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Is always hatching plots against newlyweds; I mar the beauty of virgins and cause their hearts to grow cold— Testament of Solomon 5:7
Asmoday, also known as Ashmadia, Asmodai, Asmodaios, Adad, Ashmedai and Ashema Deva, is the 32nd Demon spirit of the Ars Goetia and a strong and powerful Great King of Hell.
Description
He appears with three heads, the first like a bull, the second like a man, and the third like a ram. He also appears with a serpent's tail, belching or breathing fire out of his mouth and his feet are webbed like a goose. He sits on an infernal dragon carrying a lance and flag in his hands; all of these creatures being associated with either lascivity, lust or revenge.
Overview
He is revealed to be the cambion offspring of King David and Agrat Bat Mahlat, serving under Asmodeus and the archdemon Amaymon along with Aamon. Asmoday was once accidentally summoned by Solomon who originally intended to use his master Asmodeus. It was due to Asmoday and Abezethibou's imprisonment that Agrat and Naamah conspired together to bring down Solomon and liberate their children from his grasp.
He is first and foremost under the power of Amaymon and when summoned the summoner must be standing with his cap off, for if it is on he will deceive them and reveal all of their doings to others. He teaches the art of arithmetic, geometry, astronomy, and other handicrafts. He also gives full and true answers to your commands and can render a man invisible, along with showing the place where treasures lie. He governs 72 legions of inferior spirits.
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.