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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. | |||
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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]]. | |||
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