{"id":20,"date":"2016-04-21T19:45:44","date_gmt":"2016-04-21T19:45:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/satanandsuns.com\/blog\/?p=20"},"modified":"2024-02-11T13:54:34","modified_gmt":"2024-02-11T13:54:34","slug":"historical-demonic-hierarchies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/satanandsuns.com\/blog\/historical-demonic-hierarchies\/","title":{"rendered":"Historical Demonic Hierarchies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Over history there have been many books written on Demons and the various Hierarchies of Hell. &nbsp;Many of them are written from the Right Hand Path perspective so their titles are very insulting and not how we have experienced them at all.<\/p>\n<p>It is interesting though to note the similarities and the differences in each Demonic Hierarchy, and even more fascinating to discuss each individual Demon and explore them and get a more well rounded view of them. &nbsp; Below you will find them listed including the publication that they can be found in.<\/p>\n<p>Though we personally see then differently and have our own hierarchy that we will be posting in the future, this is a good reference point to see how the definition of the demons has evolved over time.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Dictionaire Infernale (1863) &#8211; Collin De Plancy<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Beelzebub &#8211; Lord of the flies<br \/>\nUrobach &#8211; Of the lower order of demons<br \/>\nAndras &#8211; Grand Marquis of Hell, causes discord and quarrels<br \/>\nAsmodeus &#8211; The Destroyer<br \/>\nAstaroth &#8211; Obtains Friendship of great lords<br \/>\nBehemoth &#8211; Demon of Indulgence<br \/>\nRonwe &#8211; Demon of Lingual knowledge<\/p>\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Grimoire of Pope Honorius: PRINCIPLE INFERNAL SPIRITS (1600)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Lucifer &#8211; Emperor<br \/>\nBeelzebub &#8211; Prince<br \/>\nAstarot &#8211; Grand Duke<\/p>\n<p><strong>SUPERIOR SPIRITS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lucifage Rofocale &#8211; Prime Minister<br \/>\nSatanchia &#8211; Grand General<br \/>\nAgaliarept &#8211; Aussi General<br \/>\nFeurety &#8211; Lieutenant Commander<br \/>\nSargantanas &#8211; Major<br \/>\nNebiros &#8211; Field Marshall<\/p>\n<p><strong>SUBORDINATE SPIRITS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bael , Bathim, Agares, Pursan, Marbas, Abigar, Pruslas, Loray, Aamon, Valefar, Barbatos,<br \/>\nForau, Buer, Ayperos, Gusoyn, Nuberus, Botis, Glasyabolis<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>The Magus (1801) &#8211; Francis Barrett<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Satan &#8211; Prince of deluders<br \/>\nMammon &#8211; Prince of tempters<br \/>\nAsmodeus &#8211; Prince of vengeance<br \/>\nBelzebuth &#8211; Chief of false god<br \/>\nPytho &#8211; Prince of the spirits of deceit Belial &#8211; Prince of iniquity<br \/>\nMerihim &#8211; Prince of the spirits of pestilence Abbadon &#8211; Prince of war<br \/>\nAstaroth &#8211; Prince of accusers and inquisitors<\/p>\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Faust&#8217;s Hierarchy<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Beelzebub &#8211; North<br \/>\nLucifer &#8211; East<br \/>\nBelial &#8211; South<br \/>\nAstaroth &#8211; West<br \/>\nPhlegathon &#8211; Center<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Hierarchy of Hell ( 1515-1588) &#8211; Johan Weyer (also under John Weir)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Johan Weyer&#8217;s Hierarchy<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Beelzebuth &#8211; Supreme Chieftan<br \/>\nSatan &#8211; Occupies second place as prince of darkness. Eurynomous &#8211; Prince of death<br \/>\nMoloch &#8211; Prince of the land of tears<br \/>\nPluto &#8211; Prince of fire<br \/>\nBaal &#8211; Commander of the armies of hell<br \/>\nLucifer &#8211; Dispenses justice<br \/>\nAsmodeus &#8211; Gambling<br \/>\nBaalberith &#8211; Minister of pacts and treaties Proserpine &#8211; Prince of demonic spirits<br \/>\nAstaroth &#8211; Prince and treasurer of hell<br \/>\nNergal &#8211; Chief of secret police<br \/>\nChamos, Melchom, Behamoth, Dagon, Adramalek<\/p>\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">John Wier&#8217;s Hierarchy<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Bael &#8211; King, lord of the East, and commands 66 legions<br \/>\nForcas &#8211; President<br \/>\nBeur &#8211; President and commands 50 legions<br \/>\nMarchocias- Marquis and commands 30 legions<br \/>\nBehamoth &#8211; unkown<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Demons of the Seven Deadly Sins (1589) &#8211;&nbsp;Peter Binsfeld<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Lucifer &#8211; pride<br \/>\nMammon &#8211; avarice<br \/>\nAsmodeus &#8211; lechery<br \/>\nSatan &#8211; anger<br \/>\nBeelzebub &#8211; gluttony<br \/>\nLeviathan &#8211; envy<br \/>\nBelphegore &#8211; sloth<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Sebastien Michaelis&#8217;s Histoire admirable de la Possession et conversion d&#8217;une penitente (1613)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">FIRST HIERARCHY<\/span><br \/>\nBelzebuth &#8211; pride<br \/>\nLeviathan &#8211; faith<br \/>\nAsmodeus &#8211; luxury<br \/>\nBalberith &#8211; blasphemy and murder<br \/>\nAstaroth &#8211; vanity and sloth<br \/>\nVerrine &#8211; impatience<br \/>\nGresil &#8211; impurity<br \/>\nSonnillon &#8211; hate<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">SECOND HIERARCHY <\/span><br \/>\nCarreau &#8211; mercilessness<br \/>\nCarnivean &#8211; obscenity<br \/>\nOeillet &#8211; riches and wealth<br \/>\nRosier &#8211; love<br \/>\nVerrier &#8211; disobedience<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">THIRD HIERARCHY<\/span><br \/>\nBelial &#8211; arrogance<br \/>\nOlivier &#8211; cruelty and greed<br \/>\nJuvart &#8211; demonic possession<\/p>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 4\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Other Medieval Hierarchies<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">THE SEVEN PRINCES OF HELL<\/span><br \/>\nBaal-beryth &#8211; master of rituals and pacts<br \/>\nDumah &#8211; commander of the demons of gehenna Meririm &#8211; prince of air<br \/>\nRahab &#8211; prince of oceans<br \/>\nSariel &#8211; Prince of the moon<br \/>\nMephistopholes &#8211; the destroyer<br \/>\nLucifer Rofocale &#8211; prime minister and controls wealth<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">ARCH DEMONS OF HELL<\/span><br \/>\nAdramaleck &#8211; Prince of Fire<br \/>\nCarniveau &#8211; Demon of Possession<br \/>\nPython &#8211; Prince of lying spirits<br \/>\nMammon &#8211; Prince of tempters, avarice, and greed Rimmon &#8211; Prince of lightning and storms<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">ARCH SHE-DEMONS<\/span><br \/>\nLeviathan &#8211; The Chaos Dragon<br \/>\nBarbelo &#8211; Unknown<br \/>\nProserpine &#8211; Destroyer<br \/>\nAstarte &#8211; Queen of spirits of the dead<br \/>\nAgrat-bat-mahlaht &#8211; One of Satan&#8217;s wives and demoness of whores<br \/>\nEisheth Zenunim &#8211; Same as above<br \/>\nLilith &#8211; Satan&#8217;s favorite wife<br \/>\nNaamah &#8211; demoness of seduction<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 5\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Richard Dukante&#8217;s Hierarchy (1963)<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Family 1<\/span><br \/>\nSatan &#8211; King<br \/>\nUnsere &#8211; (Female) Fertility and Sorcery<br \/>\nSatanchia &#8211; Grand General (War)<br \/>\nAgaliarept &#8211; Assistant Grand General (War)<br \/>\nLucifage &#8211; High Command (Control)<br \/>\nFlereous &#8211; Fire Elemental<br \/>\nLucifer &#8211; Air Elemental<br \/>\nBeelzebuth &#8211; Lord of&nbsp;Lords.<br \/>\nBelphegore &#8211; Master of Weaponry- gain<br \/>\nMesphito &#8211; Keeper of the book of death<br \/>\nDelepitor\u00e9- (Female) Demoness of magick.<br \/>\nBelial &#8211; Earth Elemental<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Family 2<\/span><br \/>\nLuithian &#8211; Advisor<br \/>\n*Azlyn &#8211; (Female) Weaves the threads of things to come, future.<br \/>\nLeviathan &#8211; Water Elemental<br \/>\nSonnelion &#8211; (Female) Demoness of hate<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 6\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Family 3<\/span><br \/>\nAbbadon &#8211; Advisor<br \/>\nAmmon &#8211; demon of domination<br \/>\nMammon &#8211; Demon of Avarice<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Family 4<\/span><br \/>\nRosier &#8211; Demon of love<br \/>\nAstarte &#8211; (Female) Demoness of love<br \/>\nAshtaroth &#8211; (Female) Priestess of friendship<br \/>\nAstarot &#8211; Matters concerning the heart<br \/>\nAmducious &#8211; The destroyer<br \/>\nAsmodeus &#8211; Demon of Lust<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Family 5 <\/span><br \/>\nEurynomous &#8211; Demon of Death<br \/>\nBalberith &#8211; Prince of dying<br \/>\nBabeal &#8211; Keeper of Graves<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Family 6<\/span><br \/>\nVerrine &#8211; Demon of Health<br \/>\nVerrier &#8211; (Female) Demoness of herbal knowledge<br \/>\nRonwe &#8211; Demon of Knowledge<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Family 7<\/span><br \/>\nSvengali &#8211; Demon of Vengeance<br \/>\nTezrian &#8211; (Female) Priestess of battle<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Family 8<\/span> &#8211; Some speculation has arisen suggesting that family 8 should actually be coupled with family 3. As it has been suggested these are the females of that family.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>Asafoetida &#8211; (Female) Demoness of feminine attributes<br \/>\nRashoon &#8211; (Female) Priestess of seduction<br \/>\nTaroon &#8211; (Female) Priestess of Desire<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Family 9<\/span> Consists of lesser hierarchy :<\/p>\n<p>Berith<br \/>\nAgares<br \/>\nAbigor<br \/>\nLillith<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over history there have been many books written on Demons and the various Hierarchies of Hell. &nbsp;Many of them are<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":25,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[35],"tags":[13,12],"class_list":["post-20","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-demonosophy","tag-demon-hierarchies","tag-known-demons"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/satanandsuns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Heirarciesofdemons.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p85Bj0-k","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/satanandsuns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/satanandsuns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/satanandsuns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/satanandsuns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/satanandsuns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/satanandsuns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1642,"href":"https:\/\/satanandsuns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20\/revisions\/1642"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/satanandsuns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/satanandsuns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/satanandsuns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/satanandsuns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}