Ipos

Ipos

Greaterwell-documentedWestern esoteric / grimoire (Goetia, The Lesser Key of Solomon)Hell (grimoire cosmology)
Origin

No mythic origin story is supplied in the provided sources. Ipos appears as a catalogued spirit within the grimoire tradition (not as a narrative-origin figure); the supplied materials record his rank, attributes, and appearance as entries in demonological listings such as The Lesser Key of Solomon.

Appearance

Accounts record composite, hybrid forms. He is commonly depicted with the body of an angel, the head of a lion, the tail of a hare, and the feet of a goose. Less frequently he is given the same composite but with a fully leonine body, and rarely he is represented as a vulture.

Abilities

Sources attribute to Ipos the power to know and reveal information across time—formulations vary: some accounts say he knows and can reveal past, present, and future; other accounts restrict this to future only or to past and future. He is also said to be able to make men witty and valiant, and to command thirty-six legions of demons.

Weaknesses & Wards

Weaknesses

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Wards

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Community Record

Sources
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    Ipos. Wikipedia article 'Ipos' (accessed source material summarizing grimoire attributions including The Lesser Key of Solomon; specific phrasings quoted in research notes).wiki
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    Ipos (Wikidata). Wikidata entry for Ipos (identifier record referenced in supplied materials).other
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    The Goetia: The Lesser Key of Solomon the King (1904 edition). S. L. MacGregor Mathers & A. Crowley, The Goetia: The Lesser Key of Solomon the King (1904) — cited in the supplied sources as the grimoire tradition in which Ipos is listed.literary
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