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Asmodeus

Who is Asmodeus?

Asmodeus is one of the “seven princes of hell,” a demon whose wickedness is matched only by his talent. He specializes in spreading lust, and he doesn’t just prey on common people. Kings, queens, and even divine beings have been affected by his touch!

Characteristics

Physical Description

Asmodeus may be the “prince of lust,” but his looks aren’t exactly tantalizing! He is a monstrous creature with three heads: one like a sheep, one like a bull, and one like a man. The man’s face may sound like the most normal, but with pointed ears, a hooked noise, jagged teeth, and a fire-breathing mouth, this “human” characteristic is perhaps the most ghoulish of all!

All of Asmodeus’s heads are crowded above one chest, which resembles a man. At the waist, his body undergoes another bizarre transformation, giving him the brightly-feathered legs of a rooster and the scaly tail of a serpent.

As if Asmodeus isn’t strange and disturbing enough, the demon rides an equally weird steed: a lion with the wings and neck of a dragon.

Some later myths have cut back on Asmodeus’s horror-box of physical traits. They describe him as a young man with an attractive face. He can be picked out of a crowd by his pronounced limp, and if you were to catch him without his clothes on—not hard to do, considering that lust is his specialty—you would find that he had one rooster leg.

Personality

Asmodeus is a powerful demon. He is considered one of the “seven princes of hell,” a position that requires a great deal of cunning and cruelty to obtain.

Each of the “seven princes of hell” is responsible for spreading one of the “seven deadly sins.” Asmodeus specializes in lust. In some cases, he fans the flames of lust. For example, he is connected to Solomon’s wife, Bath-sheba, and may have been responsible for amplifying her infamous sex-appeal. He is also a husband (or son) of Lilith, the “mother of all succubi.” In other cases, Asmodeus preys on people who succumb to lust. For example, he plagued a beautiful virgin named Sarah, killing seven consecutive grooms who wanted to marry Sarah and enjoy her body.

Although lust is Asmodeus’s bread and butter, he dabbles in other sins as well. He is said to lord over numerous gambling houses. And he delights in revenge. He will never miss the opportunity to fuel a grudge or help concoct violent plans for vengeance.

Later, Asmodeus was given a more light-hearted and playful personality. True, he was promiscuous and fond of a game of dice, but he didn’t have the evil intentions that one would expect from one of hell’s seven princes.

Cultural Representation

Origin

Most scholars agree that Asmodeus is derived from Aeshma-daeva, a wrathful demon who appeared in Persian Zoroastrianism around the 9th century BCE. Later, the Jewish and Christian faiths built off of Aeshma-daeva’s infamy, creating a new demon called Asmodeus.

In the Talmud and the Testament of Solomon (3rd century BCE), Asmodeus appears as one of the demons who was forced to help build Solomon’s temple. Unfortunately, Asmodeus proved to be too powerful for this slavery, and when his roving eye fell on Solomon’s beautiful wives, he decided enough was enough. He hurled Solomon 400 miles into the desert, then disguised himself as the king and took over his palace—as well as his wives. Eventually, Solomon returned and drove the demon out.

In the Book of Tobit (400 AD), Asmoedus appears again as an evil demon who kills several of Sarah’s husbands, only to be driven away by the Angel Raphael.

Later, Jewish and Christian theologians included Asmodeus in their categorization of demons. He showed up in important books, including Dictionnaire Infernal, where he was given his high ranking among the demons of hell.

Modern Appearances

Asmodeus faded out of popular culture centuries ago. He made his last stand during the 17th century, when Spanish and French playwrights reduced him to a sort of “genie in a bottle” role, a fun companion for a midnight romp. Today, only the most serious theologians could tell you who this obscure demon is.

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  1. Well as a necromancer, i actually took time to communicate using taro cards, and he moved the cards and chose death, pain, and trickery. I asked him if he wanted the lesser cards but he denounced the others besides promise. He did tell me he doesn’t place reverence towards anyone. Also surprisingly he doesn’t care to much for anger, and he doesn’t believe in luck. Now this is just in my spare time under his wing, he communicated these things to me. He may say otherwise to you but Asmodeus isnt a demon to joke at. Business is business. But i enjoy speaking to him in ceremony.

  2. I am christian, I do believe in angels and demons. I just wanted more info ℹ on certain demons for my own knowledge. I just try to discern the demonic activity. No right or wrong answers……… about beliefs. Good nite

  3. I guess this explains why there is so much filth in pornography these days. The world is filled with lust and sexual immorality. The demon of lust captures almost everyone on a daily basis. young kids are hooked and addicted to masturbating and watching pornography, which destroys their minds and the way they look at themselves. They end up being disgusted by themselves and find it hard to socialise with other people and even to do their school work, because the images from these pornography videos keep coming up in their minds. It then becomes easy for a person like that to become fustrated and then take out his or her fustration on innocent people. This is how rapists are formed. This is how serial rapists and killers are formed. The sad part is that it then becomes an addiction and when its an addiction this demon will be controlling you and enslaving you. Question is, how then do you escape from such an addiction, how? The Answer is, you really can not do it on your own, because you are weak and the demon is way more powerfull then you are. It is a spiritual being after all. It capitalises on your weaknesses, because it knows that your human nature is weak and it is easy for you to do the wrong then it is for you to do the right. You want to do the right thing , you really do, but instead you end up doing the wrong thing. Jesus is the answer, on your own you cant do anything. Give your life to Jesus and let Him fight all your battles for you. Daily surrender your life to Him and do not let go even for a second because these demons are always waiting for an opportunity for you to slip up. Its a war, a spiritual war, and it is going on as we speack. How can we fight a war that we dont even know is happening, and even if we knew as we know now, we are weak and cannot fight it on our own. Read The book of Romans, chapter 7 in the bible. The demons are scared of you when you have Jesus Christ by your side, they dont stop trying to win you back to then, but they fail all the time aslong as you have Jesus in you and you do everything that Jesus tells you to do. We are not suposed to be scared of demons, but without Jesus in you, you should be scared of them because they can do more harm to you, but the beauty of it all is that Jesus still protects us even though we do wrong things, because He has the hope that one day we will stop and realise that we need Him, before it too late. Lets run to Jesus for safety and protection and peace and happiness.

    • Oh come on. Everybody masturbates. you fake christians say sex is evil. But violence is ok. Sex is evil…….but war in iraq, war in Afghanistan and NRA guns killing people and are ok. You tolerate violence more than sex. Killing 5000 u.s. soldiers in iraq is ok…….but sex is evil!! Lol

      • Don’t let Catholicism be your introduction to Christianity.
        They will distort everything as they have obviously done to you, for they are just another political institution of man that wants power by trying to fool people into thinking they represent God or true Christianity.
        True Christianity is about a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
        You can’t truly understand until you walk with Him and He with you.

        And why are you even using violence as a comparison point?
        True Christianity doesn’t condone that.
        It’s merely what humans do.

        Sure, we all do things that are wrong and God doesn’t expect us to be perfect before we come to Him through His Son(who died on the cross to pay the price for each and every one of us)
        That’s precisely the reason we ask Him into our hearts and begin our walk…it’s a process of growing and maturing that all starts with a sincere little prayer of accepting Jesus as our Savior.

        He has been knocking on your hearts door all your life.
        Just open the door.
        You won’t be disappointed.

        And no
        All I’ve said here isn’t a product of mere tradition or indoctrination in any way.
        It comes from personal experience.

        Am I perfect? certainly not.
        Will I ever be? nope
        Nor can any human ever make this claim.

        God made every atom in our bodies so He knows fully that His children aren’t angels but He loves us anyways.

    • Mate, I can’t say I believe in Jesus and nor do I want to (Christianity is a baffling thing that I don’t see as having a valid existence, but I am not here to hound on your religion, pray to whomever you wish 🙂 )
      But maybe don’t rant about it on a demonology post? I came here for character information, maybe post somewhere people will actually see and care about it. Here, people don’t really care. Just a tool tip mate, have a good eve. Cheers!

    • You are very correct. Was a victim of this evil demon until Christ Jesus saved my life. He started by letting me know that my actions where influenced by an evil spirit. Then later on empowered me through knowledge of The Word of God, fasting and prayers , to overcome this evil. Today, i can testify that for two and a halve years now, i have not mastubated nor have felt the edge to do so. No longer do i watch pond or or have consistent imagery of sexual intercourse with diferent men i used to have a crush on.

  4. Cool, thank you!! Mark. I think of myself as loving history! Now. Hated in in school!!! A show coming on. Supernatural. With these characters. Just wanted to know about the characters!! Than you for the information. Forgot what I learned way back!!!

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