free ebooks ==> www.ebook777.com Amurru 38 Amurru Variations: Amorite, Martu In ancient Akkadian demonology, Amurru was a demonic god of mountains and nomads His sign was the gazelle and the shepherd’s crook; his consort was the goddess Beletseri, queen of the underworld and keeper of the records of the dead Sources: Hadley, Cult of Asherah in Ancient Israel and Judah, 44; Leick, Dictionary of Ancient Near Eastern Mythology, 4; Van der Toorn, Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible, 32 Amutiel Variations: Atliel According to Enochian lore, Amutiel is one of the twenty-eight demonic rulers of the lunar mansions He presides over the mansion Ahubene (“Horns of Scorpio”) and is known to hinder journeys and wedlock His zodiac sign is Scorpio (see ENOCHIAN RULERS OF THE LUNAR MANSIONS) Sources: Barrett, The Magus, 57; Scheible, Sixth and Seventh Books of Moses, 75; Webster, Encyclopedia of Angels, 11, 125 Amy Variations: AMOUSIAS, Avnas, the fifty-eighth spirit Amy is a president of Hell and the president of fire A FALLEN ANGEL, formerly of the Order of Powers, Amy commands thirty-six legions Appearing as a roaring fire or as a man, he is a nocturnal demon who can give the gift of knowledge of astrology and other liberal sciences Amy also gives good FAMILIARs and will tell the locations of lost treasures that are otherwise protected by guardian spirits One of the seventy-two SPIRITS OF SOLOMON, it is believed that at the end of 200,000 years of banishment, Amy will be allowed to return to Heaven and reassume his seat in the seventh throne Sources: Crowley, The Goetia, 59; De Laurence, Lesser Key of Solomon, Goetia, 41; DuQuette, Key to Solomon’s Key, 189; Scott, London Magazine, Vol 5, 378 An Variations: Anu; Lord of Constellations; King of Gods, Spirits, and Demons In Sumerian mythology An (“High One”) is a demonic god of the sky He commands all other gods, spirits, and demons Depicted as a jackal, he is diurnal, being most powerful at noon An lives in the highest of the heavenly regions He has the ability to judge those who commit crimes and he created the stars to be his soldiers whom he uses to punish the wicked An was considered to be an active god by the ancient Sumerians and he was appealed to for assistance, especially in matters of justice His sign is that of a royal tiara with bull horns and his planet is the sun (although technically the sun is a star and not a planet) Sources: Cotterell, Encyclopedia of World Mythology, 28; Kirk, Myth, 121–3; Turner, Dictionary of Ancient Deities, 58 Anader Variations: Anadir In the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage, Anader (“flayer”) is among the twenty-two SERVITORS OF ARITON (see ARITON) Sources: Belanger, Dictionary of Demons, 32; Mathers, Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage, 96 Anael Anael is known as one of the “seven phantoms of flame,” or as one of the seven demons “of the ignited spheres” in ancient Chaldean demonology He is considered to be very powerful, able to cause earthquakes and to affect the economy He and his cohorts are at war with the seven gods of the planets who govern the universe More modern scholars have described him as both a retrograde spirit and as one of the seven PLANETARY PRINCES of Hell who live deep within the bowels of the earth (see DUKES OF HELL) His angelic overlord is Haniel Sources: Blavatsky, Secret Doctrine Synthesis of Science, 310; Marcus, Jew in the Medieval World, 245– 6; Morrison, Russian Opera and the Symbolist Movement, 265 Anagotos In the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage, Anagotos (“conducting”) is listed as one of the sixty-five SERVITORS OF KORE AND MAGOTH Sources: Belanger, Dictionary of Demons, 33; Mathers, Book of the Sacred Magic of Abralemin the Mage, 107; Von Worms, Book of Abramelin, 256 Anamalech Variations: Anamelech, Anomylech In Assyrian demonology Anamalech (“good King”) was the demonic bearer of ill news He was primarily worshipped at Sepharvaun, an ancient Assyrian town located on the Euphrates, about sixteen miles (25.75 kilometers) southwest of Baghdad and thirty miles (48.3 kilometers) due north of Opis He was depicted as a quail but scholars vary as to the gender Some sources claim that Anamalech is a moon goddess and Andramelech is her sun god Sources: Bell, Bell’s New Pantheon, 14; Icons, Demons, 137; Layard, Nineveh and its Remains, 459; www.ebook777.com