Alloces is a

demon A demon is a malevolent supernatural entity. Historically, belief in demons, or stories about demons, occurs in religion, occultism, literature, fiction, mythology, and folklore; as well as in media such as comics, video games, movies, ani ...

that appears in demonological grimoires such as the ''

Liber Officiorum Spirituum ''Liber Officiorum Spirituum'' (English: ''The Book of the Office of Spirits'')A Book of the Office of Spirits; John Porter, Trans. Frederick Hockley, Ed. Colin D. Campbell; Teitan Press, 2011.''The Book of Oberon,'' eds. Daniel Harms and Joseph P ...

'', '' Pseudomonarchia Daemonum'', and the '' Lesser Key of Solomon''. He is described in the ''Lesser Key of Solomon'' (as the fifty-second spirit) and (as Allocer or Alocer) in the ''Pseudomonarchia Daemonum'' (as the sixty-third spirit) as a duke, taking the form of a fire-breathing, lion-headed soldier riding a horse. His purported duties include teaching astronomy and liberal sciences, and granting familiars. He is claimed to have 36 legions of demons under his command. In the ''

'', Alloces appears as Allogor or Algor,In Sloane MS 3853, a variant of the Office of spirits again a duke, but otherwise with a completely different appearance and abilities -- a spear-toting knight who answers questions, provides advice for plans, and commands only 30 legions of demons. In duplicate entry, Alloces appears as Algor, ruled by the spirit "Orience" (Oriens), again as a knight who explains secrets, but with the additional power of garnering the favor of nobles. According to Rudd, Allocer is opposed by the Shemhamphorasch angel Imamiah.

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