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[[Astaroth]] (also Ashtaroth, Astarot and Asteroth), in demonology, is the Great Duke of Hell in the first hierarchy with Beelzebub and Lucifer; he is part of the evil trinity. He is a male figure most likely named after the Mesopotamian goddess Ishtar. The name "Astaroth" as a male demon is first known from The Book of Abramelin, purportedly written in Hebrew c. 1458, and recurred in most occult grimoires of the following centuries. Astaroth also features as an archdemon associated with the [[Qlippoth]] (adverse forces) according to later [[Kabbalah|Kabbalistic]] texts. | [[Astaroth]] (also Ashtaroth, Astarot and Asteroth), in demonology, is the Great Duke of Hell in the first hierarchy with Beelzebub and Lucifer; he is part of the evil trinity. He is a male figure most likely named after the Mesopotamian goddess Ishtar. The name "Astaroth" as a male demon is first known from The Book of Abramelin, purportedly written in Hebrew c. 1458, and recurred in most occult grimoires of the following centuries. Astaroth also features as an archdemon associated with the [[Qlippoth]] (adverse forces) according to later [[Kabbalah|Kabbalistic]] texts. | ||
==The Seventy-Two Demons== | |||
List of demons in the Ars Goetia <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesser_Key_of_Solomon Lesser Key of Solomon]</ref> | |||
The demons' names (given below) are taken from the ''Ars Goetia'', which differs in terms of number and ranking from the ''Pseudomonarchia Daemonum'' of Weyer.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudomonarchia_Daemonum Pseudomonarchia_Daemonum]</ref> As a result of multiple translations, there are multiple spellings for some of the names, which are given in the articles concerning them. | |||
*[[Astaroth]] is listed as 29 out of the 72. See [[Fallen Angelics]]. | |||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||