Valefar

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In demonology, Valefar is a Duke of Hell.[1] He tempts people to steal and is in charge of a good relationship among thieves, but later he brings them to the gallows. Valefar is considered a good familiar by his associates "till they are caught in the trap."[2] He commands ten legions of demons.[3]

He is represented as a lion with the head of a man, or as a lion with the head of a donkey.[3]

Other spellings: Malaphar, Malephar, Valafar, Valefor.

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[edit] In modern culture

  • Valefor appears as an aeon in the videogame Final Fantasy X as a harpy/cockatrice creature.
  • Valefor is the name of the enchanted butler of Crackpot Hall in the novel Flora Segunda.
  • Valefor is also one of the major Demon Princes in the role playing game In Nomine, the Prince of Theft, specifically.
  • Valefor is a crest in the videogame Shadow Hearts: Covenant
  • Valefor is the name of a Shura God (Kishin, literally meaning "Machine God") in Super Robot Wars Compact 3 and Super Robot Wars Original Generations.
  • "Valefar" was the name of a Lithuanian black metal band, established in 1994 by the members of two other bands - "Anubi" (go to [1]) and "Nahash" (see [2]). The band stopped after the tragic death of the lead singer (Sargatanos) in 2002.
  • Valefor is the name of a server a player may choose to play on in the MMO (massively multi-player online) fantasy game, FFXI.

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Waite, Arthur Edward (1913), The Book of Ceremonial Magic, Chapter IV: "The Mysteries of Goëtic Theurgy according to the Lesser Key of Solomon the King: Demons: I. (Baal) to IX. (Paimon), p. 197 at sacred-texts.com
  2. ^ ibid., footnote #7
  3. ^ a b Mathers, S.L. MacGregor, Crowley, Aleister (Editors - 1904), The Lesser Key of Solomon, "Goetia: Shemhamphorash," p. 23, at sacred-texts.com

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