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Gemory (also ''Gremory'', ''Gamori'', ''Gaeneron'', ''Gemon'', ''Gemyem'') 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 ...
listed in demonological
grimoires A grimoire ( ) (also known as a "book of spells" or a "spellbook") is a textbook of magic, typically including instructions on how to create magical objects like talismans and amulets, how to perform magical spells, charms and divination, and ...
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Description

Gemory is described in demonological works such as the
Munich Manual of Demonic Magic The ''Munich Manual of Demonic Magic'' or ''Liber incantationum, exorcismorum et fascinationum variarum'' (CLM 849 of the Bavarian State Library, Munich) is a fifteenth-century grimoire manuscript. The text, composed in Latin, is largely concerned ...
As ''Gaeneron''. 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 ...
''As ''Gemon'' or ''Gemyem''. the ''
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 ...
'',As ''Gomory''. the ''
Lesser Key of Solomon ''The Lesser Key of Solomon'', also known as ''Lemegeton Clavicula Salomonis'' or simply ''Lemegeton'', is an anonymous grimoire on demonology. It was compiled in the mid-17th century, mostly from materials a couple of centuries older.''Lemegeto ...
'',Some versions listing him as ''Gremory'' or ''Gamori''. the ''
Dictionnaire Infernal The ''Dictionnaire infernal'' ( en, "Infernal Dictionary") is a book on demonology, describing demons organised in hierarchies. It was written by Jacques Collin de Plancy and first published in 1818. There were several editions of the book; per ...
'', as appearing in the form of a beautiful woman (though as with all Goetic demons referred to using the masculine pronouns "he" and "his") wearing a duchess's crown and riding a camel, ascribed with the power of revealing hidden treasures and answering questions about the past, present, and future. The Munich Manual, ''Pseudomonarchia'', ''Lesser Key'', and ''Dictionnaire'' further give Gemory the power of procuring love from women (although the ''Liber Officiorum Spirituum'' describes her as "a companion of the love of women, and especially of maidens"), while the ''Pseudomonarchia'' and the ''Lesser Key'' note that the duchess's crown is (somehow) worn on Gemory's waist. Stephen Skinner and David Rankine, in their edition of ''The
Goetia ''The Lesser Key of Solomon'', also known as ''Lemegeton Clavicula Salomonis'' or simply ''Lemegeton'', is an anonymous grimoire on demonology. It was compiled in the mid-17th century, mostly from materials a couple of centuries older.''Lemegeto ...
of Dr Rudd'', suggest that this was a mistranslation of the Latin ''cingitur'' which should have been translated "encircling her head". Gemory is mentioned in a manuscript labelled Fasciculus Rerum Geomanticarum.


Legions and standing

In the ''Pseudomonarchia'',As the 50th spirit. ''Lesser Key'',As the 56th spirit. and ''Dictionnaire'', Gemory is ranked as a duke ruling 26 legions of spirits, but (still a duke) ruling 27 in the
Munich Manual of Demonic Magic The ''Munich Manual of Demonic Magic'' or ''Liber incantationum, exorcismorum et fascinationum variarum'' (CLM 849 of the Bavarian State Library, Munich) is a fifteenth-century grimoire manuscript. The text, composed in Latin, is largely concerned ...
and ruling 5 or 42 legions as either a duke, prince, or captain, in the ''Liber Officiorium Spirituum''.As the 41st and 75th spirits. According to Rudd, Gremory is opposed by the
Shemhamphorasch ''Shem HaMephorash'' ( he, שֵׁם הַמְּפֹרָשׁ ''Šēm hamMəfōrāš'', also ''Shem ha-Mephorash''), meaning "the explicit name," is originally a Tannaitic term describing the Tetragrammaton. In Kabbalah, it may refer to a name of Go ...
angel Poiel.


In popular culture

*In Highschool DxD, Gremory is one of the 72 Devil Noble Families of the Ars Goetia. The progenitor of the Gremory Clan, Runeas is regarded as the original Gremory Devil depicted in grimoires, legends and Bible spawned by the Mother of Devils Lilith. The main female protagonist, Rias Gremory is a member of the Gremory family and the lover of the protagonist Issei Hyodou. *In Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Gremory is a master rank class that specializes in healing and dark magic.


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{{Demons in Pseudomonarchia Daemonum Goetic demons