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==Unholy Trinity== | ==Unholy Trinity== | ||
[[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]] | [[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== | ==The Seventy-Two Demons== | ||