Balam (demon)
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In demonology, Balam (also Balaam, Balan) is a great and powerful king (to some authors a duke) of Hell who commands over forty legions of demons. He gives perfect answers on things past, present, and to come, and can also make men invisible and witty.
Balam is depicted as being three-headed. One head is the head of a bull, the second of a man, and the third of a ram. He has flaming eyes and the tail of a serpent. He carries a hawk on his fist and rides a strong bear. At other times he is represented as a naked man riding a bear.
His name seems to have been taken from Balaam, the Biblical magician.
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[edit] In Modern Culture
Balam (as Balan) appears in Polish fantasy movie "Dzieje Mistrze Twardowskiego" ("The Story of Master Twardowski") as the Duke of Hell, the main adversary of famous polish necromancer Twardowski.
