Testament of Solomon Demons (Expanded)

The Testament of Solomon (1st-3rd century AD) describes Solomon interrogating demons one by one. Each demon names its affliction, its zodiacal association, and the angel that thwarts it. This is the oldest known demonological catalog.

#	Demon	Affliction / Power	Appearance	Thwarting Angel	Zodiac
1	Ornias	Strangles boys; perverts those born under Aquarius	Shape-shifting; becomes fire or winged creature	Ouriel (Uriel)	Aquarius
2	Beelzeboul	Chief of demons; causes destruction, war, murder, arouses desire in priests	Sits on a throne; once the highest angel	The Holy Name	—
3	Onoskelis	Perverts men through beauty; strangles	Beautiful woman with donkey legs	—	—
4	Asmodeus	Plots against newlyweds; destroys marriages; separates couples	Three heads (bull, man, ram)	Raphael + smoking fish liver	—
5	Tephras	Brings fever and unquenchable fire	Fire-breathing	Azael	—
6	The Winged Dragon	Feasts upon newborn children	Dragon with a woman’s face	—	—
7	Lix Tetrax	Causes whirlwinds; sets fires on fields	Wind-like; formless	—	—
8	The Seven Sisters (Deception)	7 female demons: Deception, Strife, Fate, Distress, Error, Power, “The Worst”	7 beautiful women	The 7 archangels (listed as: Ouriel, Gabriel, Raphael, Michael, Sabrael, Arael, Iarael)	—
9	Murder	Murder among men	Headless corpse	—	—
10	Scepter	Causes pain in the side of the chest	—	—	—
11	Staff	Causes men to err from their purpose	—	Briathos	—
12	Phthonos (Envy)	Sets men against each other	—	—	—
13	Klothod	Causes battles and athletic injuries	—	—	—
14	Katnikotael	Causes domestic strife	—	—	—
15	Iax (Iak)	Causes men to be sick with fever	—	—	—
16	Kourtael	Causes bowel pain	—	—	—
17	Artosael	Causes kidney damage	—	—	—
18	The 36 Decans	36 spirits ruling the 36 10-degree divisions of the zodiac; each causes a specific bodily affliction	Various	Various counter-angels	Each rules 10° of the zodiac
19	Ephippas	Bound by Solomon; carried a cornerstone to the Temple	Wind demon	The name “Wonderful Counselor”	—
20	Abezethibou	Red Sea demon; once an Egyptian magician; supported Pharaoh against Moses	One-winged	—	—
21	Kunopegos	Sea horse demon; drowns sailors; overturns ships	Horse in the sea	—	—
22	Obyzouth	Strangles newborns; kills in the night	She has no limbs; only hair; comes by night	The name written on papyrus: “Raphael”	—

The 36 Decans: Each 10-degree segment of the 360° zodiac has a ruling spirit. Each causes a specific disease. Each is thwarted by a specific angel. This is the origin of medical astrology and the demonological theory of disease.

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Demons of the Seven Deadly Sins (Medieval Classification)

Sin	Demon	Source	ATK	SPR	Counter-Virtue
Pride	Lucifer	Tradition (Peter Binsfeld, 1589)	95	85	Humility
Greed	Mammon	Matthew 6:24 (“You cannot serve God and Mammon”)	70	40	Charity
Lust	Asmodeus	Tobit; Testament of Solomon	78	45	Chastity
Envy	Leviathan	Job 41; Isaiah 27:1	80	50	Kindness
Gluttony	Beelzebub	2 Kings 1:2; Matthew 12:24	85	50	Temperance
Wrath	Satan (Amon)	Tradition	90	55	Patience
Sloth	Belphegor	Numbers 25:3 (Baal-Peor)	50	35	Diligence

Belphegor: Originally Baal-Peor, a Moabite deity worshipped with sexual rites (Num 25). In medieval demonology, became the demon of sloth and of seducing people through laziness and inventions. Said to appear as a beautiful woman or a monstrous beast sitting on a toilet.

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