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№ 08 Duke

Barbatos

Barbatos

Seal of the spirit — Barbatos
Seal of the spirit
Engraving by Louis Le Breton, 1863 — Barbatos
Engraving by Louis Le Breton, 1863
Appears as

Appears with four noble kings and their companies of troops, when the Sun is in Sagittarius.

Office

Gives understanding of the singing of birds and the voices of other creatures, and reveals treasures hidden by enchantment.

Notes

From Latin barbatus, “bearded.” Before his fall he belonged to the angelic Order of Virtues, a detail the grimoire records explicitly.

Apocrypha

Formerly of the choir of Virtues, he lost grace by siding with Lucifer. The wiki counts him among the riders of the Wild Hunt, especially when Satan himself leads it, and the Grand Grimoire lists him under Satanachia. His name is traced to the Latin barbatus, "bearded old man, philosopher".

The Chronicle

Sketch of Barbatos.

Barbatos is an Earl and Duke of Hell as well as being a member of the Wild Hunt.

Description

He can speak to animals, can tell the future, conciliates friends and rulers, and can lead men to treasure hidden by the enchantment of magicians.

His name derives from Latin barbatus, meaning "bearded, old man, philosopher".

Overview

Barbatos, like the rest of the Goetia demons, was once an angel and a member of the Virtue choir in Heaven. He fell from grace when he joined Lucifer in his rebellion against God.

Barbatos rules over thirty legions of demons and has four kings as his companions to command his legions. He is the eighth demon in the Ars Goetia and is known to be apart of the Wild Hunt particularly when Satan initiates the Hunt himself. He is also mentioned in Grand Grimoire as subordinate of Satanachia.

Open in the Chronicles →

30 legions seal — copper · Venus Constraining angel (per Rudd) — Cahetel Decan (777) — 2nd decan of Gemini, by day Read in Mathers →

Barbatos teaches the speech of birds. They have long been talking about you; now you will understand it.

Make an offering · Barbatos

In the message with your offering, name the spirit and state your petition — the keeper will enter them in the ledger.