Valefar
In demonology, Valefar or Valefor is a Duke of Hell.[1] He tempts people to steal and is in charge of a good relationship among thieves. 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.
See also
- The Lesser Key of Solomon
- Goetic demons in popular culture
References
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Waite (1913), The Book of Ceremonial Magic, footnote #7
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Mathers, S. L. MacGregor; Crowley, Aleister (Editors - 1904), The Lesser Key of Solomon, "Goetia: Shemhamphorash", p. 23, at sacred-texts.com
Sources
- S. L. MacGregor Mathers, A. Crowley, The Goetia: The Lesser Key of Solomon the King (1904). 1995 reprint: ISBN 0-87728-847-X.
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