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'''Egin''' (also '''Egym''', '''Egyn''', '''Egine''', '''Egyne''', '''Egione''', '''Egyon''', '''Equi''', '''Atiron''', and '''Mosacus''') is a [[demon]] king who is usually named in [[grimoire]]s alongside [[Oriens]], [[Amaymon]], and [[Paimon]] as kings of the cardinal directions.

Egin appears as the king of the North in several grimoires, including ''The Book of Abramelin'', ''[[The Book of Oberon]]'', and ''The Grimoire of Saint Cyprian'', and is categorized as a former member of the order of Cherubim in ''MS Plut. 89 Sup. 38''. In the ''Book of Oberon'' he is said to have 12000 legions under his control in addition to having two messengers under his command named Rodabell and Lambricon, but ''MS Plut. 89'' gives him 10000 legions. ''The Astrologer of the 19th Century'' simply gives him a "countless" number of legions.

Egin, with some variance between sources, appears as a king wearing a crown, riding a dragon, with fire coming out of his mouth and in some way accompanied by a pair of hissing serpents. His arrival is announced by loud noises and sweet instrumentals, and the sound of running water according to some sources.

Egin is described as being able to teach perfectly all physic, singing, the Notorary, Nigromantic, and Memoratory arts, talk about and work in various parts of the world, things past, present, an future, certain secrets, hidden things, the nature of earth, what it is, if the earth sustains the water or vice versa, the name of the Abyss and where it is, what the wind is and where it comes from, gives good familiars, dignities, and prelateships, consecrates books and other objects, gives true answers to all questions and demands, makes alterations to things, and can cause a man to win a variety of games.