Great duke of Hell in demonology
Astaroth ( besides Ashtaroth, Astarot and Asteroth ), in demonology, is the Great Duke of Hell in the first hierarchy with Beelzebub and Lucifer ; he is depart of the malefic trio. He is a male trope most probable named after the Near Eastern goddess Astarte .

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The list Astaroth was ultimately derived from that of 2nd millennium BC Phoenician goddess Astarte, [ 1 ] an equivalent of the Babylonian Ishtar, and the earlier sumerian Inanna. She is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible in the forms Ashtoreth ( singular ) and Ashtaroth ( plural, in address to multiple statues of her ). This latter kind was directly transliterated in the early greek and latin versions of the Bible, where it was less apparent that it had been a plural womanly in Hebrew .

Appearances in literature [edit ]

The name “ Astaroth ” as a male monster is first known from The Book of Abramelin, purportedly written in Hebrew c. 1458, and recurred in most occult grimoires of the following centuries. Astaroth besides features as an archdemon associated with the qliphoth ( adverse forces ) according to later Kabbalistic text, as he rules over the qlipha of Jupiter, known as Gha’agsheblah.

dutch demonologist Johann Weyer besides described Astaroth in his Pseudomonarchia Daemonum ( 1577 ) frankincense : “ Astaroth is a great and a strong duke, coming away in the shape of a foul angel, sitting upon an infernal dragon, and carrying on his proper bridge player a viper ”, who besides claimed to rule 40 legions. besides, he had to be approached by the conjurer with a charming band on account of his stinking breath. [ 2 ] He is similarly referred to in the 17th-century knead The Lesser Key of Solomon. He besides makes an appearance in the ill-famed “ Grimorium Verum “ ( True Grimoire ), as the demonic principality which rules the Americas. According to some demonologists of the sixteenth hundred, August is the calendar month during which this devil ‘s attacks against world are stronger. According to Sebastien Michaelis, he is a devil of the First Hierarchy, who seduces by means of indolence, diffidence, and rationalize philosophies. His adversary is St. Bartholomew, who can protect against him for he has resisted Astaroth ‘s temptations. To others, he teaches mathematical sciences and handicrafts, can make men invisible and lead them to hidden treasures, and answers every wonder formulated to him. He was besides said to give to mortal beings the power over serpents. Was mentioned as a co-signatory of a Diabolical treaty with Urban Grandier. According to Francis Barrett ( c. 1801 ), Astaroth is the prince of accusers and inquisitors. In art, in the Dictionnaire Infernal ( 1818 ), Astaroth is depicted as a nude man with feather wings, wearing a crown, holding a serpent in one bridge player, and riding a beast with dragon -like wings and a serpent-like tail. Astaroth appears in the Science Fiction reserve, Monster Hunter International ( book 1 ) by Larry Correia .

Appearances in film [edit ]

Ashtaroth is one of three demons summoned by Faustus to attack Benvolio in Doctor Faustus. The “ Star of Astoroth ” features prominently in the 1971 Disney film Bedknobs and Broomsticks, where it takes the form of a charming medallion.

Astaroth is named in the 1976 Hammer repugnance film To the Devil a Daughter. In the 1920 silent repugnance film The Golem: How He Came into the World, Rabbi Loew and his adjunct muster Astaroth to animate the Golem leave in deadly and destructive results. Astaroth besides appears in the 2007 television serial Blood Ties. symbol appears in the first few episodes. Astaroth symbolism is besides prevailing in the 2018 movie Antrum: The Deadliest Film Ever Made and a symbol of Astaroth appears in the movie over 170 times. The Solomonic seal of Astaroth makes an appearance in Pyewacket. Astaroth is the championship character in “ Astaroth ” / ” Astaroth Female Demon ”, a film by the brazilian director Larissa Anzoategui. The name of the company that made the film is besides “ Astaroth Produções ” .

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