Gremory

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Gremory by Louis Le Breton, 1863 Ill dict infernal p0323-307 gomory demon.jpg
Gremory by Louis Le Breton, 1863

Gemory (also Gremory, Gamori, Gaeneron, Gemon, Gemyem) is a demon listed in demonological grimoires.

Demon Paranormal, often malevolent being prevalent in religion, occultism, mythology, and folklore

A demon is a supernatural and often malevolent being prevalent historically in religion, occultism, literature, fiction, mythology, and folklore; as well as in media such as comics, videogames, movies and television series.

Demonology is the study of demons or beliefs about demons, especially the methods used to summon and control them. Demons, when regarded as spirits, may belong to either of the classes of spirits recognized by primitive animism. That is to say, they may be human, or non-human, separable souls, or discarnate spirits which have never inhabited a body. A sharp distinction is often drawn between these two classes, notably by the Melanesians, several African groups, and others. The Islamic jinn, for example, are not reducible to modified human souls. At the same time these classes are frequently conceived as producing identical results, e.g. diseases.

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Description

Gemory is described in demonological works such as the Munich Manual of Demonic Magic [note 1] [1] [2] [3] the Liber Officiorum Spirituum [note 2] [4] [5] the Pseudomonarchia Daemonum , [note 3] , [6] the Lesser Key of Solomon , [note 4] [7] the Dictionnaire Infernal >, [note 3] [8] as appearing in the form of a beautiful woman (though referred to using the masculine pronouns "he" and "his") wearing a duchess's crown and riding a camel, ascribed with the power of with the power of revealing hidden treasures and answering questions about the past, present, and future. [1] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

The Munich Manual of Demonic Magic or Liber incantationum, exorcismorum et fascinationum variarum(CLM 849 of the Bavarian State Library, Munich) is a fifteenth-century grimoire manuscript. The text, composed in Latin, is largely concerned with demonology and necromancy.

Liber Officiorum Spirituum was a demonological grimoire and a major source for Johann Weyer's Pseudomonarchia Daemonum and the Ars Goetia. The original work has not been located, but some derived texts bearing the title have been found, some in the Sloane manuscripts, some in the Folger Shakespeare Library. Each version bears many similarities to each other and to the Pseudomonarchia Daemonum and the Ars Goetia, though they are far from identical.

Pseudomonarchia Daemonum, or False Monarchy of Demons, first appears as an Appendix to Johann Weyer's De praestigiis daemonum (1577).

The Munich Manual, Pseudomonarchia, Lesser Key, and Dictionnaire further give Gemory the power of procuring love from women [1] [6] [7] [8] (although the Liber Officiorum Spirituum describes him as "a companion of the love of women, and especially of maidens"), [4] [5] while the Pseudomonarchia, Lesser Key, and Dictionnaire note that the duchess's crown is (somehow) worn on Gemory's waist (with no explanation as to how or why). [6] [7] [8]

Gemory is mentioned in a manuscript labelled Fasciculus Rerum Geomanticarum. [note 1] [9]

Legions and standing

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Gremory's seal in the Ars Goetia

In the Lesser Key, [note 5] Pseudomonarchia, [note 6] and Dictionnaire, Gemory is ranked as a duke ruling 26 legions of spirits, [7] [6] [8] but (still a duke) ruling 27 in the Munich Manual of Demonic Magic [note 1] [1] [2] [3] and ruling 42 legions as either a prince [4] or a captain [5] in the Liber Officiorium Spirituum. [note 7] [4] [5]

According to Rudd, Gremory is opposed by the Shemhamphorasch angel Poiel. [10]

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 As Gaeneron.
  2. ↑ As Gemon or Gemyem.
  3. 1 2 As Gomory.
  4. ↑ Some versions listing him as Gremory or Gamori.
  5. ↑ As the 56th spirit.
  6. ↑ As the 50th spirit.
  7. ↑ As the 75th spirit.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Kieckhefer 1997, pp. 165-167, 291-293.
  2. 1 2 Rudd 2007, p. 34.
  3. 1 2 Weyer 1563, Introduction by Peterson.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Porter 2011, pp. 20-29.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Porter 2015, pp. 191-207.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 Weyer 1563, par. 50-59.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 Peterson 2001, pp. 30-32.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 de Plancy 1853, pp. 240-249.
  9. ↑ Boudet 2003, par. 25.
  10. ↑ Rudd 2007, pp. 366-376.

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