Zaebos
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Zaebos is a demon or spirit in the Dictionnaire Infernal.
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One of the many animal-human combinations in Hebrew imitation of the Sumerians. This one is part crocodile, part human. He is represented as the Grand Count of Hell. Depicted with a human head, crowned with a ducal coronet, and the body of a crocodile. He is supposedly of a gentle disposition. Sometimes in Zorastrian etchings he is depicted as a handsome soldier riding a crocodile and known as Sallos, which is an interchangeable.
S. L. MacGregor Mathers wrote in 1904 of Sallos from a Zorastrian etching
The Nineteenth Spirit is Sallos (or zaebos).
| “ | He is a Great and Mighty Duke, and appeareth in the form of a gallant Soldier riding on a Crocodile, with a Ducal Crown on his head, but peaceably. He causeth the Love of Women to Men, and of Men to Women; and governeth 30 Legions of Spirits. | ” |
According to an article by John Weir, he induces men to practice pederasty and sodomy.
His Favors can be found in graveyards and require a crocodile tooth as an amulet for protection. He particularly detests the odor of burning cedar and, upon the next Fall of Angels, he will ride his 30 Legions against the Metatron.
[edit] Zaebos in popular culture
In the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game, Zaebos is a pit fiend serving the archdevil Belial.
Medeski Martin & Wood released an album (July 2008) entitled Zaebos as part of John Zorn's Masada Book Two series.
