Buer is a spirit that appears in the 16th-century

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Pseudomonarchia Daemonum ''Pseudomonarchia Daemonum'', or ''False Monarchy of Demons'', first appears as an Appendix to '' De praestigiis daemonum'' (1577) by Johann Weyer.Pseudomonarchia Daemonum (Liber officiorum spirituum); Johann Weyer, ed. Joseph Peterson; 2000. Avai ...

'' and its derivatives, where he is described as a Great President of Hell, having fifty legions of demons under his command. He appears when the

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is in Sagittarius. Like

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, the chief centaur of Greek mythology, he teaches

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and moral philosophy,

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, and the qualities and uses of all herbs and plants, and is also capable of healing all infirmities (especially of humans) and bestows good

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. He has been described as being in the shape of Sagittarius, which is as a centaur with a bow and arrows. Additionally,

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created an illustration of Buer, later engraved by M. Jarrault, depicting the demon as having the head of a lion and five goat legs surrounding his body to walk in every direction.

In popular culture

* In the video game ''Genshin Impact'', "Buer" is the Goetic title given to Lesser Lord Kusanali, the Dendro (nature) Archon and god of wisdom who rules over the nation of Sumeru. * Buer appears as a minor enemy in several Castlevania games as well as the Castlevania TV series. It also appears in Bloodstained, the spiritual successor to Castlevania. * Buer is a character in the animated series

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*S. L. MacGregor Mathers, A. Crowley, '' The Goetia: The Lesser Key of Solomon the King'' (1904). 1995 reprint: . {{Demons in Pseudomonarchia Daemonum Goetic demons

In popular culture

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