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№ 26 Duke

Bune

Bime · Bim

Seal of the spirit — Bune
Seal of the spirit
Seal, variant II — Bune
Seal, variant II
Appears as

A dragon with three heads — a dog's, a gryphon's and a man's; a high and comely voice.

Office

Changes the place of the dead, gives riches to a man, and makes him wise and eloquent.

Notes

The Goetia's foremost wealth-spirit — modern occultism petitions Bune for riches above all others. Manuscripts preserve two different seals for him; the first is shown here.

Apocrypha

Before the Fall, Bune is counted among the Cherubim who guarded the borders of Paradise, serving under Azrael, the archangel of death. Lucifer's music, laced with doubt and rebellion, is said to have drawn him into the revolt, and in the fight against Michael's host his fair angelic form twisted into that of a monstrous dragon. The so-called Head of the Dragons is said to serve under him in Hell.

The Chronicle

Bune.
I possess the power to reverse the roles of a man whose foolishness is considered a curse and a man whose intelligence is considered God's gift. Do you wish for a little... change, mortal?— Bune

Bune is a Great Duke of Hell, mighty and strong, who has thirty legions of demons under his command.

Overview

He changes the place of the dead and marshal the demons that are under his power to gather together upon those sepulchres.

Bune makes men eloquent and wise, and gives true answers to their demands and also richness. He speaks with a comely high voice.

Description

Bune is depicted as a three-headed dragon, being his heads like those of a dog, a griffin, and a man; although according to some scholars he has two heads like a dragon and the third like a man.

History

Fall from Grace

Bune was one of the many angels that resided in Heaven like the vast majority of his Goetial cohorts. He was of the order of the Cherubim that guarded the borders of Paradise and served under Azrael, the archangel of death. Bune was affected by Lucifer's music which held thoughts of rebellion and doubt in its theme, thus made Bune rebelling against God and joining Lucifer's cause against the Almighty.

Bune fell from grace alongside his rebel cohorts when fighting against Michael's Heavenly Host with his once fair eldritch form that befits a Cherubim becoming twisted and draconic, resembling more of a monstrous dragon rather than an angel. The Head of the Dragons is said to serve under him as well after he became a Great Duke of Hell.

Open in the Chronicles →

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

Bune moves the dead and grants riches. Both trades require vacancies.

Make an offering · Bune

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