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===Seal of Solomon=== | ===Seal of Solomon=== | ||
[[File:Seal of Solomon.png|250px|thumb|The Seal of Solomon]] | |||
A magic ring called the "[[Seal of Solomon]]" was given to Solomon and gave him power over demons or Jinn. The [[sigil|magical symbol]] said to have been on the Seal of Solomon which made it efficacious is often considered to be the Star of David though this emblem (also known as the Shield of David) is known to have been associated with Judaism only as recently as the 11th century CE while the five pointed star (pentagram) can be found on jars and other artifacts from Jerusalem dating back to at least the 2nd and 4th centuries BCE and is more likely to have been the emblem found on the ring purportedly used by King Solomon to control the Jinn or demons. | A magic ring called the "[[Seal of Solomon]]" was given to Solomon and gave him power over demons or Jinn. The [[sigil|magical symbol]] said to have been on the Seal of Solomon which made it efficacious is often considered to be the Star of David though this emblem (also known as the Shield of David) is known to have been associated with Judaism only as recently as the 11th century CE while the five pointed star (pentagram) can be found on jars and other artifacts from Jerusalem dating back to at least the 2nd and 4th centuries BCE and is more likely to have been the emblem found on the ring purportedly used by King Solomon to control the Jinn or demons. | ||
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===Solomon and Asmodeus=== | ===Solomon and Asmodeus=== | ||
[[File:Seal of Solomon. | [[File:HQ-Seal-of-Solomon.jpg|300px|thumb|The [[Secret Seal of Solomon]], which gave him power over the [[Goetic demon]]s.]] | ||
One legend concerning [[Asmoday|Asmodeus]] goes on to state that Solomon one day asked Asmodeus what could make demons powerful over man, and Asmodeus asked to be freed and given the ring so that he could demonstrate; Solomon agreed but Asmodeus threw the ring into the sea and it was swallowed by a fish. Asmodeus then swallowed the king, stood up fully with one wing touching heaven and the other earth, and spat out Solomon to a distance of 400 miles. The Rabbis claim this was a divine punishment for Solomon's having failed to follow three divine commands, and Solomon was forced to wander from city to city, until he eventually arrived in an Ammonite city where he was forced to work in the king's kitchens. | One legend concerning [[Asmoday|Asmodeus]] goes on to state that Solomon one day asked Asmodeus what could make demons powerful over man, and Asmodeus asked to be freed and given the ring so that he could demonstrate; Solomon agreed but Asmodeus threw the ring into the sea and it was swallowed by a fish. Asmodeus then swallowed the king, stood up fully with one wing touching heaven and the other earth, and spat out Solomon to a distance of 400 miles. The Rabbis claim this was a divine punishment for Solomon's having failed to follow three divine commands, and Solomon was forced to wander from city to city, until he eventually arrived in an Ammonite city where he was forced to work in the king's kitchens. | ||