In demonology Astaroth (also Ashtaroth, Astarot, and Asteroth) is a Prince of Hell. Demonology (from Greek grc δαίμων daimōn, "demon" and grc -λογία -logia) is the systematic study of Hell, according to many Religious beliefs, is a location in the Afterlife, which may be described as a place of suffering
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He is referred to in The Lesser Key of Solomon as a very powerful deity. Demonology (from Greek grc δαίμων daimōn, "demon" and grc -λογία -logia) is the systematic study of Hell, according to many Religious beliefs, is a location in the Afterlife, which may be described as a place of suffering The Lesser Key of Solomon or Clavicula Salomonis (the Clavis Salomonis, or Key of Solomon is an earlier book on the His main assistants are four demons called Aamon, Pruslas, Barbatos and Rashaverak. In Demonology Aamon (also spelled Amon) is one of Astaroth 's assistants In Demonology Pruslas is one of Astaroth 's assistants He also collaborates with Satan in seducing women In Demonology, Barbatos is an Earl and Duke of Hell, ruling thirty legions of Demons and has four kings as his companions to command his legions In art, in the Dictionnaire Infernal, Astaroth is depicted as a nude man with dragon-like wings, hands and feet, a second pair of feathered wings after the main, wearing a crown, holding a serpent in one hand, and riding a wolf or dog. The Dictionnaire Infernal (Infernal Dictionary is a book on Demonology, organised in hellish hierarchies. The dragon is a Legendary creature of which some interpretation or depiction appears in almost every culture worldwide Serpent is a word of Latin origin (from serpens serpentis "something that creeps snake" that is commonly used in a specifically mythic or The grey wolf or gray wolf ( Canis lupus) also known as the timber wolf or simply wolf, is a Mammal of the order Carnivora The dog ( Canis lupus familiaris) is a domesticated Subspecies of the gray wolf, a Mammal of the Canidae family of the order According to Sebastien Michaelis he is a demon of the First Hierarchy, who seduces by means of laziness and vanity, and his adversary is St. Sebastien Michaelis was a French Inquisitor and prior of the Dominican order who lived during the late 16th and early 17th centuries Demonology (from Greek grc δαίμων daimōn, "demon" and grc -λογία -logia) is the systematic study of Bartholomew, who can protect against him for he has resisted Astaroth's temptations. Saint Bartholomew was one of the twelve Apostles of Jesus. Bartholomew (Βαρθολομαίος transliterated "Bartholomaios" comes from To others, he teaches mathematical sciences and handicrafts, can make men invisible and lead them to hidden treasures, and answers every question formulated to him. Mathematics is the body of Knowledge and Academic discipline that studies such concepts as Quantity, Structure, Space and He was also said to give to mortal beings the power over serpents.
According to Francis Barrett, Astaroth is the prince of accusers and inquisitors. Francis Barrett (born probably in London around 1770 - 1780) was an English Occultist Barrett an Englishman claimed himself to According to some demonologists of the 16th century, August is the month during which this demon's attacks against man are stronger. Demonology (from Greek grc δαίμων daimōn, "demon" and grc -λογία -logia) is the systematic study of He also goes by the name ‘Ashtart/Astarte which was rendered in the Latin Vulgate translation of the Bible as Astharthe (singular) and Astharoth (plural), that last form rendered in the King James Version of the Bible as Ashtaroth. Astarte (from Greek Ἀστάρτη ( Astártē) is the name of a Goddess as known from Northwestern Semitic regions cognate in name origin The Vulgate is an early Fifth Century version of the Bible in Latin, and largely the result of the labours of Jerome, who was commissioned by Etymology According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, the word bible is from Latin biblia, traced from the same word through Medieval Latin and Late Latin It seems this plural form was taken either from the Latin or from some translation or other by those who did not know it was a plural form. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome.
According to Lon Milo DuQuette and Christopher S. Hyatt, Astaroth is "a thinly disguised version of the goddess Astarte. Astarte (from Greek Ἀστάρτη ( Astártē) is the name of a Goddess as known from Northwestern Semitic regions cognate in name origin . . . "[1]
Jeff Rovin's The Fantasy Encyclopedia (1979) depicted Astaroth with a likeness fitting the description of Baal, including a newly-created illustration, and this error has been repeated in other places, such as with Monster in My Pocket, in which a spidery, 3-headed Astaroth is #102. Ba'al (pronounced; Hebrew בעל (ordinarily spelled Baal in English is a Northwest Semitic title and honorific meaning "master" or "lord" Monster in My Pocket is a media franchise developed by Morrison Entertainment Group headed by Joe Morrison and John Weems (two former senior executives at Mattel)
Modern cultural references
Film
- Der Golem, wie er in die Welt kam (1920). The Golem How He Came Into the World (original German title Der Golem wie er in die Welt kam) is a 1920 silent Horror This Silent film depiction of the "Golem of Prague" legend shows Rabbi Judah Loew consulting esoteric books to find the secret on how to create the clay monster. In Jewish folklore, a golem (גולם sometimes as in Yiddish, pronounced goilem) is an animated being created entirely from inanimate matter Judah Loew ben Bezalel ("Judah Loewe son of Bezalel" also written as Yehudah ben Bezalel Levai '''Loewe''' '''Löwe''' 1525 &ndash Thursday 7 September Rabbi Loew says to his assistant, "Venus enters the constellation of Libra! The auspicious hour has come to summon the dread spirit Astaroth, and compel him to reveal the magic word. Then we can bring the Golem to life to save our people. In Jewish folklore, a golem (גולם sometimes as in Yiddish, pronounced goilem) is an animated being created entirely from inanimate matter " Later, when the Golem rebels, Rabbi Loew reads the following passage from a book: "If you have brought the dead to life through magic, beware of that life. When Uranus enters the house of the planets, Astaroth will demand his creature back. Then the lifeless clay will scorn its master and turn to destroy him and all it meets. "
- Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971). Bedknobs and Broomsticks is an Academy Award winning 1971 Musical film produced by Walt Disney Productions, which combines Live action 'The Star of Asteroth' is the artifact the protagonists get from the Isle of Naboombu. It has the magic words "Tragoona Mequoites Trequorom Satis Dee" inscribed upon it.
Music
- Astaroth: Book of Angels Vol. 1 (by Jamie Saft Trio, 2005)
- Referenced in the song "At the Sound of the Demon Bell" by the black metal band Mercyful Fate
- Referenced in the song "Black Dwarf" by the doom metal band Candlemass
- The song "Alone in the Dark" by Testament contains a reference to Astaroth. Jamie Saft is a keyboardist and multi-instrumentalist composer sound engineer and producer living in upstate NY Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It often employs fast tempos shrieked vocals highly distorted guitars played with Tremolo picking, Mercyful Fate is an influential Danish heavy metal band often cited among the influences in the Black metal, Thrash metal, Power metal Doom metal is a form of Heavy metal music that typically employs very slow Tempos low-tuned guitars and a much 'thicker' or 'heavier' sound than other metal This article is about the band Candlemass for the Christian feast day see Candlemas. Testament is an American Thrash metal band from California. Testament has two Top 40 albums and one Top 50 album to its credit in the UK
- Mentioned in the CD soundtrack to the hit computer game "The 7th Guest". Though the song is not featured in the game, the theme music used for the chapel room is used for the song that mentions Asteroth. It is the first song to be heard on the soundtrack, and the lyrics were composed by the writer of the game, Matthew Costello. (Incidentally, Matthew Costello actually spoke the lyrics down the phone to composer of the game music, The Fat Man, who decided to not only use it for the song, but actually mixed in the phone message by Matthew Costello into the soundtrack itself. )
- A song of the Spanish heavy metal group Mägo de Oz from their album Finisterra. Mägo de Oz (" Wizard of Oz " with a Heavy-metal umlaut) (also known as simply Mägo) is a Folk Rock and Heavy Metal Finisterra is a 2000 album by the Spanish Folk metal band Mägo de Oz. Astaroth is also mentioned in several of their songs.
- Stage name of Josh Daly writer/producer/mixer of the instrumental progressive rock band "Dark Eulogy".
- Mentioned by the Swedish doom metal band Draconian in their songs "The Gothic Embrace" and "Serenade of Sorrow". Doom metal is a form of Heavy metal music that typically employs very slow Tempos low-tuned guitars and a much 'thicker' or 'heavier' sound than other metal Draconian is a Swedish Gothic doom band formed in 1994 that creates songs of atmospheric melodic and emotive characteristics
- Mentioned in the song "Come to the Sabbat" by Black Widow on their Sacrifice album. Black Widow were a Progressive rock / Hard rock band that formed in Leicester, England in September 1969 (Note that it is not "Sabbath", but "Sabbat")
- Referenced in the title of California based Hardcore band Catherine's debut album "Rumor Has It: Astaroth has Stolen Your Eyes".
- The seal of Astaroth is printed on (some editions of) the CD Aenima by the band Tool. Ænima (ˈɑːnɪmə is the second full-length Studio album by the Progressive metal band Tool. A broader definition of a tool is an entity used to interface between two or more domains that facilitates more effective action of one domain upon the other
- Mentioned in the song "Slaying the Prophets Ov Isa" by the Polish death metal band Behemoth. Behemoth ( Hebrew בהמות, behemot; Arabic بهيموث bahīmūth, or بهموت bahamūt
Literature
- Name of a novel written by Croatian writer Ivo Brešan. The Croatian writer Ivo Brešan was born 27 May 1936 in Vodice (near Šibenik) into a well-to-do family
- Made several appearances as a demon in the comic book Hellboy. A comic book (often shortened to simply comic and sometimes called a comic paper or comic magazine) is a Magazine or Book of narrative Hellboy is a Fictional character, created by writer-artist Mike Mignola, that first appeared in Comic books published by Dark Horse Comics
- The chief enemy and brother of The Demiurge in the horror Role-playing game Kult. Demiurge (the Latinized form of Greek demiourgos, δημιουργός, literally "public or skilled worker" from demos A role-playing game ( RPG; often roleplaying game) is a Game in which the participants assume the roles of Fictional characters. Kult is a contemporary fantasy horror Role-playing game originally designed by Gunilla Jonsson and Michael Petersén first published in Sweden by Target Games
- A demon representing Sloth, one of the Seven Deadly Sins in the manga Angel Sanctuary. The seven deadly sins, also known as the capital vices or cardinal sins, are a classification of Vices that were originally used in early Christian is a Manga and Anime series created by Kaori Yuki. This 20-volume series was originally serialized in Hakusensha 's Hana to Yume There he shares his body with his twin sister, who when appearing transforms the body into a female; Countess Astaroth.
- One of the many aliases of the Stephen King villain Randall Flagg. Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American Author, Screenwriter, Musician, Columnist, Randall Flagg is a Fictional character created by Stephen King.
- A daemon who appeared briefly in the Warhammer 40,000 comic Daemonifuge. In the Warhammer Fantasy and Warhammer 40000 Fictional universes the Daemons are malevolent spirits born out of the destructive power Warhammer 40000 (informally known as Warhammer 40K or just 40K) is a tabletop miniature wargame in a Science
- Subtitel of German cartoonist Harm Bengen's erotic-humor cartoon series Sandra Bodyshelly's volume 6. The main character temporarily gets Astaroth's job, later quits to return to earth. A short reference of that also can be found in volume 7 of the series.
Other
- An ogre named Astaroth is a playable character in the Soul series of video games by Namco. Soul is a Weapon -based Fighting game series by Namco. The series revolves around a sword that after years of bloodshed and hatred gained A video game is a Game that involves interaction with a User interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. is an amusement company based in Japan, best known overseas for Video games development
- In Dungeons & Dragons Astaroth appears as a deity for those of chaotic evil alignment. Dungeons & Dragons (abbreviated as D&D or DnD) is a Fantasy Role-playing game (RPG originally designed by In the Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying game, Astaroth was a demon lord who is now a vestige. This is a list of deities of Dungeons & Dragons, including all of the current gods and powers of the "Core Setting" for the Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying game
- Astaroth is also the name of Monster in My Pocket #102. Monster in My Pocket is a media franchise developed by Morrison Entertainment Group headed by Joe Morrison and John Weems (two former senior executives at Mattel) He appears as a spider with heads of an old man, a frog, and a cat--in short, like Baal. Spiders are Predatory Invertebrate Animals that have two body segments, eight legs no chewing mouth parts and no wings This article is about the block cipher algorithm For the ultrafast laser pulse measurement technique see Frequency-resolved optical gating. WikipediaManual of Style (spelling, articles should conform to one overall spelling style of English typically the one most linked to the article topic (if it is geographic This is a page on demonology for the god Ba`al or information on the name see Baal (disambiguation. This appears to be derived from a similar identification in Jeff Rovin' The Fantasy Encyclopedia. Jeff Rovin is an Author of many How to Play video game books which were popular in the 1980s and 1990s
- The prince of demons and enemy Kushulai'n in Omikron: The Nomad Soul is named Astaroth. Nomad Soul is also the title of an album by Sengalese singer Baaba Maal Omikron The Nomad Soul (Simply The Nomad Soul
- Astarot, Asutarotto in Japanese (アスタロット?), appears is the card game and snack food Shinra-Bansho and is a purple-skinned female version. is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities She was appropriated by the imageboard 2chan and is depicted in her off time as preferring offensive and weird T-shirts more than her impractical demon outfit. An imageboard (also chan, which itself is short for channel is a type of Internet forum that revolves around the posting of images. 2chan may refer to 2channel, a Japanese internet forum Futaba Channel, one of Japan's series of bulletin board systems
- In Blood Ties (TV series), the lead character has the seal of Astaroth magically tattooed on her wrists. Blood Ties is a Canadian Television series based on the ''Blood Books'' by Tanya Huff.
- In Ultima V, Astaroth is the name of the Shadowlord of Hatred.
- In Final Fantasy 2, Astaroth is a creature that you fight near the end of the game
- In Shadow Hearts: Covenant, Astaroth appears as one of the main boss enemies as well as a crest that gives the characters magical abilities. Shadow Hearts Covenant is a Console role-playing game developed by Nautilus and published by Midway 2004 In this version, he appears as an emaciated giant with thorns breaking out of his back, dragon-like wings on his hips and blades instead of feet.
- In Slayers, powerful mazoku Fibrizzo the Hellmaster has the seal, similar to Astaroth's one. is a series of over 50 Light novels written by Hajime Kanzaka and illustrated by Rui Araizumi. Mazoku (魔族 is a common concept in Japanese Fantasy referring to a race of beings born with Supernatural and Paranormal powers
See also
References
- ^ Lon Milo DuQuette and Christopher S. The Lesser Key of Solomon or Clavicula Salomonis (the Clavis Salomonis, or Key of Solomon is an earlier book on the The Lesser Key of Solomon or Clavicula Salomonis (the Clavis Salomonis, or Key of Solomon is an earlier book on the Hyatt. Aleister Crowley's Illustrated Goetia . New Falcon: Temple, AZ, USA, p. 52.
Sources
- S. L. MacGregor Mathers, A. Crowley, The Goetia: The Lesser Key of Solomon the King (1904). The Book of the Goetia of Solomon the King is a 1904 book by Aleister Crowley and Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers. 1995 reprint: ISBN 0-87728-847-X.
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