free ebooks ==> www.ebook777.com Betryal 80 person’s life by seven hundred years, create medicines that have miraculous healing properties, give FAMILIARs, help move people into noteworthy positions, and move precious stones Sources: Drury, Dictionary of the Esoteric, 239; González-Wippler, Complete Book of Spells, 120; Greer, New Encyclopedia of the Occult, 344 Betryal According to the Book of Enoch, Betryal is one of the FALLEN ANGELS Soon after taking his human wife, his NEPHILIM son, Aristaqis, a wellknown GRIGORI, was born For reasons unexplained, Betryal lost interest in all things, left his family, and hid even from God Source: Guiley, Encyclopedia of Angels, 366 Beyreva Variations: Bhairava In Indian demonology Beyreva is the demon of the souls that roam through space once they have been transformed into AERIAL DEVILs He is described as having long crooked nails, which he once used to cut off one of Brahma’s heads Sources: Collin de Plancy, Dictionary of Witchcraft, 25–6; Mahadevan, Hymns of Sankara, 98; Von Stietencron, Hindu Myth, Hindu History, Religion, Art, and Politics, 105–10 Bhainsasura In the Hindu folklore of India there is a demonic creature named Bhainsasura that lives in Lake Barewa in Mirzapur, India He appears, accompanied by nagas, at the time of the rice harvest; if not given an offering of a pig and shown respect, he will destroy crops and fertile fields and terrorize the village Bhainsasura is said to look like an enormous elephantine creature with the head of a water buffalo Fishermen will often make offerings of eggs, fowl, and goats so that they may have permission to fish in Lake Barewa without fear of reprisal from Bhainsasura There is a story of how many water buffalos were once drowned in the lake It is said that while a herdsman was watering his buffalos, a great flood swept through and drowned them all Because Bhainsasura’s evilness had permeated the water, all the buffalos returned as demonic creatures It should be noted that the demonic creature Bhainsasura is a derivative of another creature in Hindu mythology that is known as MAHISHA; it was slain by the goddess DURGA Sources: Crooke, Popular Religion and Folk-Lore of Northern India, 44; Hastings, Encyclopedia of Religion and Ethics, Part 24, 716; Rose, Giants, Monsters, and Dragons, 47 Bhairava Variations: BEYREVA, “Lord of Time-Death” From Indian demonology comes the demon Bhairava Created by the god Shiva, Bhairava looks like a human with long, crooked fingernails His left hand has the skull of one of the Brahman’s heads attached to it; he uses the skull as a begging bowl Bhairava watches over the souls that wander through the space that is occupied by AERIAL DEVILs In one story Bhairava had insulted a god superior to himself Brahma punished him by cutting off one of his five heads with the nail of his left thumb This humiliated Bhairava, who quickly begged for forgiveness Eswara forgave him and promised that even with four heads, Bhairava would still be respected Sources: Dwyer, Divine and the Demonic, 17; O’Flaherty, Origins of Evil in Hindu Mythology, 281, 301; Wijesekera, Deities and Demons, 163, 217 Bhutadamara Variations: Bhutadarma In Buddhist demonology Bhutadamara (“Turmoil of the Spirits”) is titled as the lord of the demons and keeps the other demons in check A demonic god, he is described as having four arms and three eyes Oftentimes he is depicted in art in the alidha pose, where his left knee is bent and his right held taut He holds the thunderbolt scepter in his upper right hand and a noose in his left Sources: Chandra, Encyclopedia of Hindu Gods and Goddesses, 39; Jordan, Encyclopedia of Gods and Goddesses, 51; Lurker, Routledge Dictionary of Gods and Goddesses, 34 Bhutamata In Hindu demonology Bhutamata is a demonic goddess She is a form of the goddess Parvati Sources: Bunce, Hindu Deities, 544; Chandra, Encyclopedia of Hindu Gods and Goddesses, 39; Jordan, Dictionary of Gods and Goddesses, 52 Bialot In the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage, Bialot is listed as one of the fifty-three SERVITORS OF ASHTAROTH AND ASMODEUS (see ASHTAROTH and ASMODEUS) Sources: Belanger, Dictionary of Demons, 71; Mathers, Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage, 115; Von Worms, Book of Abramelin, 247 Bianakith Bianakith is the demon of decomposition and disease; he causes flesh to decay and destroys houses He hates the human body To prevent this demon from attacking you, write on the front www.ebook777.com