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==In the ''Malleus Maleficarum''== | ==In the ''Malleus Maleficarum''== | ||
In the ''[[Malleus Maleficarum]]'', Asmodeus was considered the demon of lust. Sebastien Michaelis said that his adversary is St. John. Some demonologists of the 16th century assigned a month to a [[demon]] and considered November to be the month in which Asmodai's power was strongest. Other demonologists asserted that his | In the ''[[Malleus Maleficarum]]'', Asmodeus was considered the demon of lust. Sebastien Michaelis said that his adversary is St. John. Some demonologists of the 16th century assigned a month to a [[demon]] and considered November to be the month in which Asmodai's power was strongest. Other demonologists asserted that his [[zodiac]]al sign was [[Aquarius]] but only between the dates of January 30 and February 8. | ||
He has 72 legions of demons under his command. He is one of the Kings of Hell under Lucifer the emperor. He incites gambling, and is the overseer of all the gambling houses in the court of Hell. Some Catholic theologians compared him with [[Abaddon]]. Yet other authors considered Asmodeus a prince of revenge. | He has 72 legions of demons under his command. He is one of the Kings of Hell under [[Lucifer]] the emperor. He incites gambling, and is the overseer of all the gambling houses in the court of [[Hell]]. Some Catholic theologians compared him with [[Abaddon]]. Yet other authors considered Asmodeus a prince of revenge. | ||
==In the ''Dictionnaire Infernal''== | ==In the ''Dictionnaire Infernal''== | ||