What is Asmodeus?
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Asmodeus, also known as Ashmadia, most likely originated from the Persian Aeshma-deva ("demon of waith").
The apocryphal Book of Tobit describes an instance where Raguel's daughter, Sarah, was tormented by the demon. She was married to seven times, each time the Asmodeus killed off the husband before they could have intercourse. Sarah, was about to hang herself in grief, but decided against it after thinking about the shame it would cause her father. She then prayed to God for death.
God answered her prayer by sending the angel, Raphael, to her aid. He instructed Tobiah to place fish liver and heart on the embers for incense. Asmodeus was repelled by the odor:
"The demon, repelled by the odor of the fish, fled into Upper Egypt; Raphael pursued him there and bound him hand and foot." - Tobit 8:3
In the Testament of Solomon (dated 1st - 3rd centuries CE) , Solomon invokes Asmodeus to aid in the construction of the Temple. The demon appears and predicts Solomon's kingdom will one day be divided.
"My constellation (is like an animal which) reclines in its den in heaven; some men call me the Great Bear, but others the Offspring of a Dragon. Moreover, a smaller constellation accompanies my constellation, for the high position and throne of my father is always in the sky. So do not ask me so many things, Solomon, for eventually your kingdom will be divided. This glory of yours is temporary. You have us to torture for a little while; then we shall disperse among human beings again with the result that we shall be worshiped as gods because men do not know the names of the angels who rule over us."
-TSol 5:4-5
After Asmodeus had spoken, Solomon ordered him to state his name and activities, to which the demon responded that he:
"Is always hatching plots against newlyweds; I mar the beauty of virgins and cause their hearts to grow cold"
- TSol 5:7
When Solomon interrogated Asmodeus further, he learned that Asmodeus was thwarted by the angel, Raphael, as well as sheatfish found in the rivers of Assyria. He also admitted he hated water.
Milton writes in Paradise Lost
'Better pleased Than Asmodeus with the fishy fume That drove him, though enamoured, from the spouse Of Tobit's son, and with a vengeance sent From Media post to Egypt, there fast bound." - Paradise Lost , iv. 167--71.
Asmoday appears later in Mather's translation of the Goetia: the Lesser Key of Solomon as the 32th spirit.
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A popular figure in Dungeons and Dragons mythology, as well as some religions. In addition to the information stated in previous definitions, he is supposedly the King of Hell. He reigns from the ninth, lowest level of Hell, Nessus. He has effictively outwitted and overpowered all the lords of the other eight levels on many occasions, and once has turned every single ones' armies against them during an uprising called The Reckoning. He is worshipped widely in cults, and furthermore, has power likened unto a god. His most powerful weapon and most popularly worshipped symbol is the Ruby Rod of Asmodeus, a rod made entirely out of Ruby, topped with an encircled pentagram also made of ruby. However, the truth is that he is an avatar, or a lesser manifestation of the true King of Hell.
Dude, I heard those goth chicks talking about some guy named Asmodeus. Maybe if I found out who he is and dressed up in some makeup or something, they'd dig me!
Me: Just don't complain to me when they shove your testicals into your spleen. Those are goth bitches, my friend.
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once one of the order of Seraphim before the fall.
whoa... that asmodeus is way like xaphan!
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A demon like "god" that leads youth to sexual perversion and destruction. His symbol is the so-called "
I have an Anarchy sign on my shirt/backpack/hat/forehead. Boy am I cool.
