Katrax, who causes fatal fevers and is thwarted when a person rubs coriander on his or her lips and says, “I adjure you by Zeus, retreat from the image of God.Soubelti, who causes shivering and numbness and is thwarted by Rizoel.Leroel, who causes chills, fever, and sore throat and is thwarted by the recitation of the words “Iax, do not stand fast, do not be fervent, because Solomon is fairer than eleven fathers”.Phobothel, who causes loosening of the tendons and is thwarted by Adonai.Saphthoreal, who causes mental confusion and is thwarted by a written charm worn around the neck that says, “Iae, Iao, sons of Sabaoth”.He is thwarted by sprinkling a house with water in which laurel leaves have been soaked and by intoning, “Angel, Eae, Ieo, Sabaoth.” Katanikotael, who causes domestic fights and disharmony.Metathiax, who causes kidney pain and is thwarted by Adonael.Kourtael, who causes colic and bowel problems and is thwarted by Iaoth.Belbel, who causes perversions and is thwarted by Karael.Sphandor, who paralyzes limbs, destroys the nerves of the hand (possibly carpal tunnel), and weakens shoulders and is thwarted by Arael.Sphendonael, who causes tumors of the parotid gland and painful stiffening of the body and is thwarted by Sabael.Kairoxanondalon, who causes ear obstructions and is thwarted by Ourouel (possibly a variant of Uriel).Oropel, who causes sore throats and mucus and is thwarted by Raphael.Artosael, who damages the eyes and eyesight and is thwarted by Uriel.Barsfael, who causes pains in the side of the head and is thwarted by Gabriel.Ruax, who causes headaches and is thwarted by Michael.Solomon instructs them to appear before him in order and explain who they are. They call themselves the world rulers of darkness and say the king has no power to harm them or lock them up, but since he has dominion over all the spirits of the air, the earth and beneath the earth, they take their place before him as other spirits do. When summoned by Solomon, they appear with their heads “like formless dogs.” Some have the forms of humans, bulls, or dragons, with faces of birds, beasts, or sphinxes. In the Testament of Solomon chapter 18, describes the second group of 36 heavenly bodies, demons who correspond to the decans (10-degree segments) of the zodiac. Solomon sentences the seven demons to dig the foundation of the Temple of Jerusalem, which is 250 cubits in length. The Worst does not name a thwarting angel. The Worst, who tells Solomon he will harm the king by causing him to be bound with the bonds of Artemis.He is thwarted by the angel Asteraoth (not to be confused with the demon known as Astaroth). Power, who feeds the greed for power, establishes tyrants, and deposes kings.Error, who leads men astray by causing them to kill each other, dig up graves, and do other wicked things. Distress, who divides and separates men into opposing factions and creates jealousy, and who is followed by Strife.Fate, who causes men to fight instead of make peace with those who are winning.Strife, who provides weapons for fighting and warfare.Deception, who deceives and causes the most evil heresies.This demon travels about sometimes living in Lydia, or Olympus, or on a great mountain. Described as a collection of seven female spirits, fair in appearance, bound and woven together, represented as a cluster of stars in the heavens, the Seven Heavenly Bodies each have their own personal angelic adversary. Named as one of the seventy-two Spirits of Solomon who were bound to the king and made to dig the foundations of his temple, these demonic goddesses are in all likelihood a variation of the Pleiades. In Babylonian, Jewish, and Solominic lore, the Seven Heavenly Bodies are one of the thirty-three (or thirty-six, sources vary) elements of the cosmic ruler of the darkness.
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