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==General description== | ==General description== | ||
King Paimon appears as the ninth spirit in the ''Goetia'', the twenty-second spirit in the ''[[Pseudomonarchia Daemonum]]'', and in the ''[[Dictionnaire Infernal]]''. In the ''[[Liber Officiorum Spirituum]]'', he is first listed as the sixth spirit and later as the third king. The ''[[Livre des | King Paimon appears as the ninth spirit in the ''Goetia'', the twenty-second spirit in the ''[[Pseudomonarchia Daemonum]]'', and in the ''[[Dictionnaire Infernal]]''. In the ''[[Liber Officiorum Spirituum]]'', he is first listed as the sixth spirit and later as the third king. The ''[[Livre des Esperitz]]'' and the ''[[Grimoire of Pope Honorius]]'' specify that King Paimon is king of the west. In the ''[[Book of Abramelin]]'' (where his appearance is given no description), he is one of the eight dukes of [[Hell]]. | ||
The texts warn that if King Paimon appears alone, a sacrifice must be made to summon [[Lebal]], the most devoted to Lucifer, and [[Abalam]], two kings who serve under him but do not always accompany him. These three sources state that he rules 200 legions of spirits, some of which are of the order of [[Angel]]s and the rest [[Powers]]. The ''Livre des Esperitz,'' on the other hand, credits him with just 25 legions of spirits. ''Sloane MS 3824'' mentions him as employing a "bishop" named Sperion, among other spirits. | The texts warn that if King Paimon appears alone, a sacrifice must be made to summon [[Lebal]], the most devoted to Lucifer, and [[Abalam]], two kings who serve under him but do not always accompany him. These three sources state that he rules 200 legions of spirits, some of which are of the order of [[Angel]]s and the rest [[Powers]]. The ''Livre des Esperitz,'' on the other hand, credits him with just 25 legions of spirits. ''Sloane MS 3824'' mentions him as employing a "bishop" named Sperion, among other spirits. | ||