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According to [[Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa]], Meririm rules over the [[demon]]s who are Aerial Powers. The [[crystal|mineral]] which corresponds to him is chrysolite, and it is [[astrology|astrologically]] aligned to the [[Sun]]. | According to [[Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa]], Meririm rules over the [[demon]]s who are Aerial Powers. The [[crystal|mineral]] which corresponds to him is chrysolite, and it is [[astrology|astrologically]] aligned to the [[Sun]]. | ||
In his book ''[[The Magus]]'', [[Francis Barrett]] calls Meririm a demon of pestilence. | |||
==In the Bible== | ==In the Bible== | ||
The [[demon]] is believed to be the "prince of the power of the air" mentioned by the Apostle Paul in the [[Bible|New Testament]]'s ''Ephesians 2:2'', although the specific name "Meririm" is not used in the original text. | |||
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"Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience." | "Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience." | ||
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Meririm may also be one of the "Meridian Demons" spoken of in Psalm 91:6 as "the pestilence that walks in darkness [and] the destruction that wastes at noonday." This would support its later [[occult]] correspondence to the [[Sun]] as well as the belief that diseases were a product of "bad air." | Meririm may also be one of the "Meridian Demons" spoken of in Psalm 91:6 as "the pestilence that walks in darkness [and] the destruction that wastes at noonday." This would support its later [[occult]] correspondence to the [[Sun]] as well as the belief that diseases were a product of "bad air." | ||
==In popular culture== | |||
Meririm is the name of a fictional demon in the Marvel Comics book ''Marvel Zombies: The Book of Angels, Demons & Various Monstrosities #1'' (2007). He is described as a [[fallen angel]]. | |||
[[Category:Demons]] | [[Category:Demons]] | ||