Within the corpus of post‑medieval European ritual grimoires and demonological compilations cited in the supplied materials, Bael appears as a cataloged infernal ruler. He is named and ranked in works such as the Pseudomonarchia Daemonum and The Lesser Key of Solomon (the Lemegeton), where he is presented as the opening or first spirit in some lists; he is also included later in reference works such as the Dictionnaire Infernal. The supplied sources treat Bael as a literary/ritual entity within these demonological taxonomies rather than providing an indigenous mythic origin story.
The supplied excerpts provide only sparse descriptive details. Summaries cite Bael as a king characterized by a hoarse voice. Illustrations associated with later reference works (for example, the Dictionnaire Infernal as noted in secondary summaries) exist in the reception history, but the provided materials do not contain consistent primary‑text pictorial descriptions and note that such images are later or secondary renderings.
In the excerpts examined, Bael is presented primarily by name and rank (a king) with an identifying vocal characteristic (hoarse voice). The supplied materials do not include the fuller grimoire entries (sigils, specific powers, or procedural conjurations) that would ordinarily enumerate magical functions or abilities. Some modern secondary sources and gaming adaptations attribute commands of legions or martial roles, but those claims are derivative and not corroborated in the primary demonological excerpts provided.
57 Mnemosyne
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Aamon
Aamon (also Amon) is a named spirit in early modern Western grimoire tradition (Pseudomonarchia Daemonum; the Ars Goetia / Lesser Key of Solomon). He is presented as a high-ranking infernal officer (Marquis/Prince) who governs forty legions and is credited with knowledge of past and future and with affecting human relationships (reconciling or procuring feuds and favor).
Abrahel
Abrahel is a demonological entity attested in early modern sources (notably Nicholas Rémy's Demonolatria as summarized in modern reference) portrayed as a female sexual spirit who seduced a man in 1581, induced him to kill his son, then restored the child to life in exchange for worship; the revival produced a diminished, foul-smelling corpse that later died again.
Abraxas
Abraxas (Abrasax) is a late‑antique Gnostic and magical name attested as a high-ranking cosmic power in heresiological summaries and as a potent name engraved on amulets (so-called Abraxas stones) in the Greco‑Roman magical milieu. Heresiologists associate Abraxas with rulership of 365 heavens and note the name's numerological value, while archaeological and papyrological contexts show its use as an amuletic formula.
Achamōth
Achamōth is a feminine emanational figure in certain Gnostic systems, attested as a daughter or subordinate aspect of the divine Wisdom, Sophia. She appears in ophitic/Naassene mythic genealogies where she is named as motherly/filial to lower, problematic figures such as Ilda‑Baoth; beyond this genealogical role the supplied sources record little concrete description or ritual material specific to her.
Adam Kadmon
Adam Kadmon (Hebrew: אָדָם קַדְמוֹן) is the Kabbalistic Primordial Man: a supra‑human, archetypal pattern or persona projected at the first stage of creation after God's contraction (tzimtzum). It is a metaphysical template corresponding to the highest aspect of divine intention and the sefirotic structure rather than a historical, corporeal individual.
Aedesia
Aedesia is a proper name attested in the supplied sources with three distinct referents: a fifth‑century Neoplatonic woman philosopher of Alexandria, a modern botanical genus (Aedesia O.Hoffm.) native to parts of West and Central Tropical Africa, and a reused toponym/moon name in a speculative fiction setting. None of the provided materials portray Aedesia as a supernatural being or attribute spiritlike powers to the name.
Aeon (Gnosticism)
In Gnostic religious systems an Aeon is a divine emanation or hypostasis that issues from the supreme divine source and together with other Aeons composes the Pleroma, the realm or fullness of divine reality. Aeons function as personified principles or powers (e.g., Nous, Sophia) that mediate between the ultimate One and lower levels of existence; their names, numbers, and relationships vary across Gnostic schools (Valentinian, Basilidian, Sethian, etc.).
Agaliarept
A named high-ranking spirit from post-medieval grimoire tradition, presented in the Grimoirium Verum and the Grand Grimoire as a commanding officer in a hierarchical host of spirits; credited with revealing secrets and commanding a legion, and cited in later printed occult imprints and modern fiction.
Agares
Agares is a named, ranked spirit in the European grimoire tradition. Frequently presented as an elderly man associated with the eastern quarter, he is credited in multiple grimoires with teaching languages, stopping or retrieving runaway persons, causing earthquakes, and granting noble titles, and is invoked in evocations and object-binding experiments.
Agathos Daimon (Agathodaemon)
A beneficent household and civic daemon attested in classical Greek and Graeco‑Egyptian religion. In domestic Greece it is a household spirit honored with post‑meal libations; in Ptolemaic Alexandria it appears prominently in serpentine civic and household forms and is syncretised with various Egyptian protective and fate deities in late antiquity.
Agrippa
Agrippa is a polyvalent Latin personal name attested across Roman myth (a legendary king of Alba Longa), multiple historical figures (e.g., Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Agrippa Postumus, Herod Agrippa I & II), and a Renaissance occult author (Heinrich/Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa). The supplied sources treat Agrippa primarily as an onomastic label rather than a single, consistent supernatural entity.
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- [1]Bael (demon) — Wikipedia. Wikipedia: Bael (demon) — notes Bael appears in The Lesser Key of Solomon and the Pseudomonarchia Daemonum (where he is the first spirit mentioned) and in the Dictionnaire Infernal; describes him as a hoarsely voiced king.wiki
- [2]Baal — Thelemapedia (summary excerpt). Thelemapedia summary — notes ambiguity that the name Baal/Baal' can refer to multiple figures and references the Dictionnaire Infernal illustration of Baal; cautions about varied uses of the name.other
- [3]Names of the Goetia demons (list). Names of the Goetia demons — situates Bael within rosters used in later occult compilations and lists of named spirits associated with The Lesser Key of Solomon tradition.other
- [4]Bael Demon Names List — HellHorror (derivative entry). HellHorror entry — modern/derivative source that ascribes additional attributes (e.g., suggested paraphernalia) not corroborated in the primary demonological excerpts and therefore treated as speculative in the supplied notes.other
- [5]Bael Demons | The Neverwinter Vault (game material). Neverwinter Vault — modern gaming adaptation that reuses the name Bael for fictional creatures; included in the source set but noted as derivative and not as primary grimoire evidence.other