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[[File:29 Astaroth.png|350px|thumb|Astaroth as pictured in [[The Infernal Dictionary]]]] | [[File:29 Astaroth.png|350px|thumb|Astaroth as pictured in [[The Infernal Dictionary]]]] | ||
'''Astaroth''' (also Ashtaroth, Astarot and Asteroth) | '''Astaroth''' (also Ashtaroth, Astarot and Asteroth) is a [[demon]] who serves as a Great Duke of Hell in the [[hierarchy of Hell]] with [[Beelzebub]] and [[Lucifer]]; he is part of the evil trinity. He is a male figure most likely named after the Near Eastern goddess Astarte. | ||
The name "Astaroth" as a male demon is first known from ''[[The Book of Abramelin]]'', purportedly written in Hebrew in 1458, and recurred in most [[occult]] [[grimoire]]s of the following centuries. Astaroth also features as an archdemon associated with the qliphoth (adverse forces) according to later Kabbalistic texts, as he rules over the qlipha of Jupiter, known as Gha'agsheblah. | The name "Astaroth" as a male demon is first known from ''[[The Book of Abramelin]]'', purportedly written in Hebrew in 1458, and recurred in most [[occult]] [[grimoire]]s of the following centuries. Astaroth also features as an archdemon associated with the qliphoth (adverse forces) according to later [[Kabbalah|Kabbalistic]] texts, as he rules over the qlipha of [[Jupiter]], known as Gha'agsheblah. | ||
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