The supplied sources identify Asmodai primarily through literary attestations rather than a single creation myth. The deuterocanonical Book of Tobit is the principal scriptural locus cited; later Talmudic and Solomonic legends incorporate the figure as a powerful hostile spirit or 'king of demons.' Modern reference works summarized in the sources also note a hypothesis that the figure may have conceptual or historical parallels with the Mazdian/Iranian demon Aeshma, but they emphasize that any linguistic or conceptual relationship is uncertain rather than established.
The provided materials do not supply a reliable traditional physical description. Encyclopedic summaries and the cited reference fragments focus on role and attestation (status as a king of demons and presence in Tobit and Solomonic legends) without giving consistent iconographic details in the supplied excerpts.
Within the cited sources Asmodai is presented as a principal hostile spirit and 'king of demons' whose narrative function is to oppose, trouble, or harm humans. The references link him to the Book of Tobit and to Solomonic legends, contexts in which he acts as an active adversary in human affairs; the supplied excerpts do not catalogue a detailed list of powers (possession formulas, supernatural faculties, or specific supernatural acts) beyond this role-based description.
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Aamon
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Aaron
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Abaddon
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Abadir
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Abadiu of Antinoe
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Abagtha
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Abanoub
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Abaskhiron the Soldier
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Abdel Messih El-Makari
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Abdiel
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Abel
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- [2]Asmodeus — Wikidata Q733322. Wikidata entry summarizing Asmodeus as 'king of demons from the deuterocanonical Book of Tobit'.wiki
- [3]Asmodai — Thelemapedia (fragment). Thelemapedia entry fragment noting Asmodai's prominence in Tobit, mention in Talmudic legends, and a likely (but not certain) origin in Mazdian religion.other
- [4]Asmodai — New World Encyclopedia. New World Encyclopedia entry noting functional parallels between Zoroastrian Aeshma and Asmodai/Asmodeus while cautioning that linguistic relationship does not necessarily denote conceptual continuity.other
- [5]TV MADNESS - WHY AND HOW THEY LIVE AMONGST US (archive). Archive.org search result / media referencing modern cultural uses of the name 'Asmodai' (modern media instance; not a traditional source).other
- [6]Crown of Thorns Blooper Reel: Chapters 26—50 (archive). Archive.org item showing contemporary/pop-cultural appearance of the name 'KING ASMODAI' among other beings in modern listings (not a primary traditional source).other
- [7]Asmodai — New World Encyclopedia (duplicate citation for etymology note). See New World Encyclopedia entry for discussion of possible parallels with Zoroastrian Aeshma and cautions about etymological claims.other