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of Abramelin the Mage. Here, Lirochi appears among the demonic servitors of the arch-fiend
Beelzebub. The version of the Abramelin material kept at the Wolfenbi.ittel library in Germany records
this name as Liroki. See also BEELZEBUB, MATHERS.
Locater: Another demon named in connection with the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage whose
name varies depending on the source material. In the fifteenth-century French manuscript sourced
by Mathers, the name is Locater. In the Peter Hammer edition, it appears as Lochaty. In the versions
kept at the Wolfenbi.ittel and Dresden libraries, the name is presented as Lachatyl. As all of these texts are distant copies of an original dating to the fourteenth century, there is no way to know for certain which is correct. All texts agree, however, that this demon functions as a servant of the infernal ruler Magoth. Mathers’ text asserts that he also serves Kore. See also KORE, MAGOTH, MATHERS.
Lodiel: A chief duke in the court of the infernal prince Dorochiel, Lodiel is said to manifest only in
a specific hour between midnight and dawn. According to the Ars Theurgia, this night-demon oversees
a total of four hundred ministering spirits that carry out his commands. He is tied to the region
of the west. See also ARS THEURGIA, DOROCHIEL.
Lomiol: One of a number of demons governed by Oriens, Paimon, Ariton, and Amaimon. Lomiol
appears in an extensive list of demons in the Sacred .\1agic of Abramelin the Mage. See also AMAIMON, ARITON, MATHERS, ORIENS, PAIMON.
Lomor: According to the Ars Theurgia, Lomor serves the demon Dorochiel. He functions in the
capacity of chief duke and he is tied to the hours of the day. He is one of a number of demons who
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serve under Dorocniel in the court of the west. He oversees the governance of four hundred
lesser spirits of his own. See also ARS THEURGIA, DOROCHIEL.
Loriol: A demon whose name is thought to relate to a Hebrew word meaning “unto horror.” Loriol
is said to serve the arch-demons Astaroth and Asmodeus. His name can be found in the Sacred
Magic of Abramelin the Mage. See also ASTAROTH, ASMODEUS, MATHERS.
Losimon: According to Mathers’ translation of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage, Losimon is
one of a number of demons who serve beneath the four infernal princes of the cardinal directions.
As such, he can be summoned and compelled in the name of his superiors: Oriens, Paimon, Ariton,
and Amaimon. See also AMAIMON, ARITON,MATHERS, ORIENS, PAIMON.
Luciel: A demon who appears as a serpent with a woman’s head, Luciel is one of twelve dukes
who serve the greater demon Hydriel. Luciel and his fellow dukes are described in the Ars Theurgia,
where they are said to possess courteous and benevolent natures, despite their monstrous appearance. Luciel has a great love for damp places like swamps or bogs and has one thousand three hundred and twenty ministering spirits to carry out his commands. See also ARS THEURGIA, HYDRIEL.
Lucifer: Lucifer has come to be one of the most recognizable names for the Devil. He is depicted
variously as Satan, the Serpent in Genesis, and the Dragon in Revelation. The name Lucifer itself is
derived from a passage in Isaiah 14:12, translated in the King James Version of the Bible to read:
How art thou fallen from heaven, 0 Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! The word translated here Lucifer as Lucifer is the Hebrew helal, meaning “morning star.” The word Luciftr itself comes from the Latin Vulgate version of the Bible. In Latin, lucifer means “light-bearer.” At the time that the Latin Vulgate version of the Bible was being translated, the word lucifer referred specifically to the planet Venus in its capacity as the morning star. Saint Jerome, the translator of this passage, was not in error when he parsed the Hebrew helal for the Latin lucifer, as both words refer directly to an astrological phenomenon, not an individual. Later readings of the passage, however, interpreted Lucifer as a proper name. Notably, most modern biblical scholars assert that this passage in Isaiah referenced not the fall of an angel, but the fall of the king of Babylon. A few lines earlier, in Isaiah 14:4, the portion of the text that includes the reference to the fallen morning star is introduced as an extensive taunt to be taken up against the king of Babylon. Despite this, early Church fathers took Isaiah 14:12 as a direct reference to Satan, connecting it with Luke 10:18, where Jesus declares, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.” The only real connection between these two passages, at least linguistically, is the reference to a fall. Saint Paul helps enable the association between Satan and the Light-Bearer with his passage in 2 Corinthians 11:14 that says, " …even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light."
Through these three passages, plus the story in Revelation where the Devil is cast out of Heaven, a
rich mythic history about Lucifer has evolved. This mythos is based more on material written
about the Bible than upon the biblical passages themselves, but this has done nothing to dampen
its allure. According to this mythic history, Lucifer was once the foremost angel in Heaven, second
only to God himself. He was known as the LightBearer and the Morning Star, and he was the most
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beautiful of all the angels in the Heavenly Host. His sin, however, was pride, and eventually this
led him to rebel against his creator. There was a war in Heaven, and Michael the Archangel led the
troops of the Lord against the rebels. Lucifer was vanquished, and cast out of Heaven. Following the
story recorded in Revelation, a third of the angels fell with him. Drawing upon material from the
lost Book of Enoch as well as further material from the Book of Revelation, Lucifer was then cast into
the Abyss. Here he was bound until the final Judgment, but his war with Heaven was far from over.
From his new place in Hell, Lucifer is believed to lash out at the mortal world, seeking to torture
and torment humanity, with the ultimate goal of acquiring human souls in order to keep them from
God. In this ongoing war with Heaven and humanity, Lucifer bears much in common with the figure
of Belial. This demon appears in certain fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls. In the mythology of the
Essenes, Belial was deeply embroiled in a war between the Sons of Darkness and the Sons of Light
In the Qumran fragment known as the Testamen of Amram, Belial is given the title “Prince of Dad<
ness,” a title often later accorded to Lucifer. According to the Testament of Amram, Belial leads th,
forces of darkness against the angel Michael, who heads the armies of the Light. Although the manuscripts at Qumran were lost for many centuries, the influence of the Essene eschatology is clear in the lingering mythos that surrounds Lucifer. Interestingly, among certain sects of Gnostic
Christians, Lucifer was not seen as evil at all, but instead was depicted as the first-born son of God .
who sought to save humanity with the gift of knowledge. In Mathers’ translation of the Sacred
Magic of Abramelin the Mage, Lucifer is identified as one of the four principal spirits, ranked alongside
Leviathan, Satan, and Belial. He is invoked several times in the Munich Handbook. In the True Keys of
Solomon, Lucifer is one of three demons said to command all others. In this text, Lucifer rules over
all the demons who inhabit Europe and Asia. In later legends focusing on the demon Lilith, Lucifer
is often presented as her unholy consort. See also BELIAL, LEVIATHAN, LILITH, MUNICH HANDBOOK, SATAN, TRUE KEYS.
Lucifuge Rofocale: One of six superior spirits named in the Grand Grimoire, a text attributed to
Antonio Venitiana del Rabina. Lucifuge Rofocale is named as the Prime Minister of Hell, and he is
depicted in illustrations within this text as a bandylegged demon with goat’s hooves, wearing what
appears to be a jester’s cap. He stands by a fire and grips a bag of gold in one hand and a hoop of
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some sort in the other. He is said to hold dominion over three of the traditional demons from the
Goetia-namely, Bael, Agares, and Marbas. Supposedly, he has been entrusted by Lucifer himself
with control over all the wealth and treasure of the earth. Additionally, Lucifuge Rofocale, at least
within the context of the Grand Grimoire, appears to act as Lucifer’s go-between. This seems appropriate, given his stated position of Prime Minister.
When calling upon Lucifer, who sits at the very top of the demonic hierarchy depicted in Venitiana’s
work, the magician addresses Lucifuge to forge the pact. Lucifuge is probably derived from
the Latin word lucifugus, meaning “light-fleeing.”
See also AGARES, BAEL, GOETIA, GRAND GRIMOIRE, LUCIFER, MARBAS.
Luesaf: A demon governed by the infernal ruler Magoth. In the Mathers translation of the Sacred
Magic of Abramelin the Mage, Luesaf is said also to serve Kore, another name for the Greek consort
of Hades, Persephone. In the other versions of the Abramelin material that exist, the name of
this demon is spelled Mesaf See also KORE, MAGOTH, MATHERS.
Lundo: A name associated with the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage, Lundo appears only in the version of that work translated by occultist S. L. MacGregor Mathers. The demon is reputedly subservient to the infernal rulers Asmodeus and Magoth.
See also ASMODEUS, MAGOTH, MATHERS.
Luziel: One of twelve infernal dukes said to serve the demon Amenadiel, Emperor of the West.
Luziel’s name appears in the Ars Theurgia, traditionally included as the second book in the grimoire
known as the Lemegeton. Luziel commands an impressive number of lesser spirits, having
no fewer than three thousand eight hundred and Satan to hold command over eight hundred and eighty lesser spirits. See also ARS THEURGIA, BURIEL.
Satan: This name is derived from a Hebrew word meaning “the adversary.” Most instances of the
word Satan that appear in the Old Testament are intended not as a proper name, but a function. In
the Chronicles of ]erahmeel, the fallen angel Samael is described as the chief of the Satans, further indicating that this was less a name and more of a function. Nevertheless, over time Satan developed
into the Adversary par excellence, the infernal Lord of Demons who commands the armies of Hell.
He makes a memorable appearance in the Book of Job, where he walks right into the court of Heaven
and makes a wager with God. Throughout the books of the Old Testament, Satan remains mostly
an adversary who tests faith-and one that often does this at the behest of the Lord. In the New
Testament, however, Satan becomes the being that stands in direct opposition to Christ and, by
extension, God the Father. Later European demonology resoundingly reflects this depiction, where
Satan is the head of devils whose sole purpose is the torture and temptation of living human beings.
In this, he is equated variously with Lucifer, Beelzebub, and Belial-all demons who have been
placed at the head of the infernal hierarchy in various traditions. In Berbiguier’s early nineteenthcentury
work Les Farfadets, Satan is depicted as a deposed prince and leader of the opposition,
having been ousted by Beelzebub. This hierarchy was taken up and repeated in A. E. Waite’s treatment of the Grand Grimoire. In Mathers’ translation of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage,
Satan is identified as one of four principal spirits that oversee all the other demons in the work. He
shares this rank with Lucifer, Leviathan, and Belial. Satan is invoked several times in the Munich Hand-
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book, although in this text his name is frequently spelled Sathan. See also BEELZEBUB, BELIAL,
BERBIGUIER, GRAND GRIMOIRE, LEVIATHAN, LUCIFER, MATHERS, MUNICH HANDBOOK, SAMAEL, WAITE.
Satanachia: In the Grand Grimoire, this superior spirit is described as being the Grand General or
General in Chief of Hell. His name is derived from Satan, which means '1\dversary." According to this
work, Satanachia is given power over three of the traditional Goetic demons. His subjects are, specifically, Pruslas (usually spelled Prujlas), Amon, and Barbatos. In addition to overseeing these three, Satanachia is supposed to hold sway over all women and girls. He has the power to make them do whatever he wishes, which generally comes down to matters of love, lust, and passion. Satanachia is also mentioned in the Grimorium Verum, where he holds a similar position of superiority over anumber of functionary demons. Under the variation Satanichi, this demon appears in the True Keys of Solomon. According to this text, Satanichi, together with his compatriot Sirachi, is a chief spirit in service to Lucifer himself. See also AMON, BARBATOS, GRAND GRIMOIRE, GRIMORIUM VERUM,
LUCIFER, PRUFLAS, SATAN, SIRACHI, TRUE KEYS.
Satariel: A Watcher Angel named in the Book of Enoch. As one of the “chiefs of tens,” Satariel was
a leader among the Watchers. He and his angelic brethren were seduced by beautiful mortal women
and fell as a result of their lust. Satariel and the other Watchers described in the Book of Enoch were
responsible for teaching forbidden knowledge to fledgling humanity. Their children were the
Nephilim, a race of ambitious and bloodthirsty giants. See also WATCHER ANGELS.
