Alloces

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Alloces

Alloces is a demon that appears in demonological grimoires such as the Liber Officiorum Spirituum , Pseudomonarchia Daemonum , and the Lesser Key of Solomon . He is described in the Lesser Key of Solomon (as the fifty-second spirit) and (as Allocer or Alocer) in the Pseudomonarchia Daemonum (as the sixty-third spirit) as a duke, taking the form of a fire-breathing, lion-headed soldier riding a horse. His purported duties include teaching astronomy, and liberal sciences, and granting familiars. He is claimed to have 36 legions of demons under his command. [1] [2] In the Liber Officiorum Spirituum , Alloces appears as Allogor or Algor, [note 1] again a duke, but otherwise with a completely different appearance and abilities -- a spear-toting knight who answers questions, provides advice for plans, and commands only 30 legions of demons. [3] [4] In the duplicate entry, Alloces appears as Algor, ruled by the spirit "Orience" (Oriens), again as a knight who explains secrets, but with the additional power of garnering the favor of nobles. [5] According to Rudd, Alloces is opposed by the Shemhamphorasch angel Imamiah. [6]

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Alloces is portrayed in the Japanese anime and manga series Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun as a lion-headed boy named Allocer Schneider.

Alloces in the video game Romancing SaGa 3 is one of the Four Sinistrals who rule the Abyss, with him being the lord of Earth.

Footnotes

  1. ↑ In Sloane MS 3853, a variant of the Office of spirits

References

  1. ↑ Peterson, Joseph H., ed. (2001). Lemegeton Clavicula Salomonis: The Lesser Key of Solomon, Detailing the Ceremonial Art of Commanding Spirits Both Good and Evil;. Maine: Weiser Books. pp. 30–32. ISBN   1-57863-220-X.
  2. ↑ Weyer, Johann (1563). Peterson, Joseph H. (ed.). Pseudomonarchia Daemonum (Liber officiorum spirituum). Twilit Grotto: Esoteric Archives (published 2000). par. 60-69.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
  3. ↑ Porter, John (2011). Campbell, Colin D. (ed.). A Book of the Office of Spirits. Translated by Hockley, Frederick. Teitan Press. pp. 10–19. ISBN   0933429258.
  4. ↑ Porter, John; Weston, John (2015). Harms, Daniel; Clark, James R.; Peterson, Joseph H. (eds.). The Book of Oberon: A Sourcebook for Elizabethan Magic (first ed.). Llewellyn Publications. pp. 73–77. ISBN   978-0-7387-4334-9.
  5. ↑ Porter 2011, pp. 20–29.
  6. ↑ Rudd, Thomas (2007). Skinner, Stephen; Rankine, David (eds.). The Goetia of Dr Rudd. Golden Hoard Press. pp. 366–376. ISBN   073872355X.
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