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'''Amaymon''' (also '''Amaimon''', or '''Amoymon''') is a prince of [[Hell]], and, according to some [[grimoire]]s, the only one who has power over [[Asmoday]].
[[File:Amaymon Clavis Inferni.jpg|350px|thumb|The demon Amaymon as depicted in ''Clavis Inferni'']]
'''Amaymon''' (also '''Amaimon''', '''Maymon''', '''Amoymon''') is a prince of [[Hell]], and, according to some [[grimoire]]s, the only one who has power over [[Asmoday]].


He is usually named in grimoires alongside [[Oriens]], [[Egyn]], and [[Paimon]] as kings of the cardinal directions. He variously described as the king of the north, east, or south.
He is usually named in grimoires alongside [[Oriens]], [[Egyn]], and [[Paimon]] as kings of the cardinal directions. He variously described as the king of the north, east, or south.
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==Cardinal direction ruler==
==Cardinal direction ruler==
According to ''[[Pseudomonarchia Daemonum]]'' and the ''[[Lesser Key of Solomon]]'' he is the king of the east. In the ''[[Liber Officiorum Spirituum]]'' and the 18th century [[grimoire]] ''Clavis Inferni'', he is stated to be the king of the south. In ''[[Book of Abramelin|The Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage]]'' he is king of the south.
According to ''[[Pseudomonarchia Daemonum]]'' and the ''[[Lesser Key of Solomon]]'' he is the king of the east.
 
In the ''[[Liber Officiorum Spirituum]]'' and the 18th century [[grimoire]] ''Clavis Inferni'', he is stated to be the king of the south.
 
In ''[[Book of Abramelin|The Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage]]'' he is king of the south.


==Removal of hat==
==Removal of hat==

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