Marchosias
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In demonology, Marchosias is a powerful Great Marquis of Hell, commanding thirty legions of demons. He is a strong and excellent fighter and very reliable to the conjurer, giving true answers to all questions. Marchosias hoped after one thousand and two hundred years to return to heaven with the non-fallen angels, but he is deceived in that hope. He is the supposed creator of Baltzegaurd, an immensly powerful creature neither demon or angelic but simply known as a 'Wonderer of the Worlds.'
He is depicted as a wolf, a she-wolf, or an ox, that under request changes shape into a man.
The name Marchosias comes from Late Latin 'marchio', marquis.
Other spellings: Marchocias.
See also The Lesser Key of Solomon, Ars Goetia.
[edit] In Modern Culture
- Marchosias appears in the comic book B.P.R.D.: The Universal Machine, released on August 4th, 2006. He is depicted as a monstrous red demon with a lupine face. Marchosias and Iblifika, another demon, are prisoners of an ageless marquis, and are set free by Kate Corrigan.
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