free ebooks ==> www.ebook777.com Asa and Asael 52 by the ancient Greeks Represented by the sign of a coiled serpent, he is one of the seven stars that make up the constellation of Ursa Major Arundhati has the power to animate and bring to life that which would otherwise lie dormant in the void Sources: Garg, Encyclopaedia of the Hindu World, 648; Padfield, Hindu at Home, 132–3; Rosen, Essential Hinduism, 29 Asa and Asael According to the Talmud, Asa and ASAEL were the demons who taught King Solomon all the wisdom he had and all the knowledge of all the arts (see SPIRITS OF SOLOMON) Sources: Lévi, History of Magic, 38; Laurence, Book of Enoch, the Prophet 6; Lumpkin, Fallen Angels, the Watchers, and the Origins of Evil, 31 Asael Variations: Asa’el, Azael (“whom God strengthens”), AZAZEL The Book of Enoch lists Asael (“Creation of God” or “God has made”) as having been one of the chiefs of the GRIGORI, of the Order of Angels; however, he became a FALLEN ANGEL when he swore allegiance to SAMIAZA, rebelled against God, took a human as his wife, and fathered the NEPHILIM He is now under the command of AMEZYARAK or Semyaza (SAMIAZA) (See also CHIEF OF TENS and WATCHERS.) Sources: Black, Book of Enoch, 121; Barton, Journal of Biblical Literature, Vols 30 –31, 162; Conway, Demonology and Devil-Lore, Vol 299; Lévi, History of Magic, 38; Laurence, Book of Enoch, the Prophet, 6; Lumpkin, Fallen Angels, the Watchers, and the Origins of Evil, 31 Asafoetida Asafoetida is a Persian demon of compassion, love, lust, and relationships Sources: Ashley, Complete Book of Demons and Devils, 91; Laufer, Chinese Contributions to the History of Civilization, 353 Asag Variations: ABZU, ASAKKU, Dragon of the Abyss The Sumerian mythological poem Lugale (Lugal-e u me-lam-bi nir-gal, The Feats and Exploits of Ninurta) mentions the demonic, underworld creature aptly named Asag (“demon that causes sickness”) Conceived on Earth and born from the union between the gods An and Ki, Asag was born a hideous, monstrous dragon Although the poem speaks of him as if he were an actual being, it gives no true or definable description of him other than to say that he is so repulsive that his very presence in the water could boil fish Asag commands an army of rock demons, his very own offspring created from his mating with a mountain The personification of the frigid cold of winter and a demon of disease and sickness, Asag attacks and kills mankind through drought, head fevers, and migraines He also restrains and withholds the Primal waters that fill the Abyss, keeping them from flooding the earth Asag was said to live in the Abyss, or in the mountains The poem Lugale alluded to all three places as his home Just as unclear is Asag’s fate The poem reveals that he was attacked by the god Ninurta with his weapon, Sharur, but it doesn’t explain whether Asag survived the assault or was slain Sources: Bienkowski, Dictionary of the Ancient Near East, 214; Journal of Near Eastern Studies, Sumerian Mythology: A Review Article, 128–152; Lurker, Dictionary of Gods and Goddesses, 38; Wakeman, God’s Battle with the Monster, 7–8 Asahel In book two of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage, the diurnal servitors, Asahel (“God”), is said to be one of the sixteen SERVITORS OF ASELIEL (see ASELIEL) Sources: Geikie, Life and Words of Christ, 610; Spivey, Ecclesiastical Vocabulary and Apocryphal Code, 26 Asakku Variations: ASAG In Babylonian mythology asakku are demonic spirits and monsters They attack their prey, humans, causing migraines so severe that they can kill Their name translates to mean “land” or “mountain.” Sources: Abusch, Mesopotamian Magic, 50; MussArnolt, Concise Dictionary of the Assyrian Language, 114; Wiggerman, Mesopotamian Protective Spirits, 162 Asaredel Variations: Saraquel, SARIEL, SURIEL (“command of God”), Zerachiel According to the Book of Enoch, Asaredel was one of the FALLEN ANGELS who swore allegiance to SAMIAZA, rebelled against God, took a human for his wife, taught mankind the motions or course of the moon (possibly meaning astrology), and fathered the NEPHILIM Sources: Asher, Charting the Supernatural Judgments of Planet Earth, 108–9; Laurence, Foreign Quarterly Review, Vol 24, 370; Stafford, Function of Divine Manifestations, 10 Asasel Variations: AZAZEL (“God strengthens” or “arrogant to God”), AZAZYEL www.ebook777.com