Foras or Forrasis, in

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, is a powerful president of

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, being obeyed by twenty-nine legions of

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s. He teaches

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and

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in all their branches, the virtues of all

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s and

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s, can make a man witty, eloquent, invisible, and live long (invincible according to some authors), and can discover treasures and recover lost things. He is depicted as a strong man: The Latin says of him: His name seems to derive from

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, .

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* Goetic demons {{Occult-stub

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