In
demonology
Demonology is the study of demons within religious belief and myth. Depending on context, it can refer to studies within theology, religious doctrine, or pseudoscience. In many faiths, it concerns the study of a hierarchy of demons. Demons may b ...
, Valefar (also Valefor, Malaphar, Malephar, Valafar
) is a Duke of
Hell
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. He tempts people to steal and is in charge of a good relationship among thieves. Valefar is considered a good
familiar
In European folklore of the medieval and early modern periods, familiars (sometimes referred to as familiar spirits) were believed to be supernatural entities that would assist witches and cunning folk in their practice of magic. According to re ...
by his associates "till they are caught in the trap".
[Waite (1913), ''The Book of Ceremonial Magic'']
footnote #7
/ref> He commands ten legions of 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 ...
s.[Mathers, S. L. MacGregor; Crowley, Aleister (Editors - 1904), ''The Lesser Key of Solomon'',]
Goetia: Shemhamphorash
, p. 23, a
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He is represented as a lion with the head of a man, or as a lion with the head of a donkey.
See also
* 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 ...
References
Sources
* S. L. MacGregor Mathers, A. Crowley, '' The Goetia: The Lesser Key of Solomon the King'' (1904). 1995 reprint: .
Goetic demons
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