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Acuar
Acuar is one of the one hundred eleven SERVITORS OF AMAYMON, ARITON, ORIENS, AND PAYMON. His name in Hebrew translates to mean “a
tiller of the earth.”

Sources: Forgotten Books, Sacred Magic of
Abramerlin the Mage, 121; Mathers, Magia Della
Cabala, 140; Von Worms, Book of Abramelin, 255.

Ad Dajjal
Variations: Al-Masih Ad Dajjal (“The False
Messiah”), ANTICHRIST, DAJJAL, Deggial,
Meshiha Deghala
Eschatology is the study of the end of days,
ends of time, or the end of the world, be it from
a theological, philosophical, or metaphysical
point of view. Ad Dajjal (“The Impostor”) is a
demon from Islamic eschatology who is believed
to be the End-of-Days deceiver, otherwise
known as the Antichrist.
It is believed that in the final days, Ad Dajjal
will gather together all of those he has deceived
and make them into an army that he will use to
confront the Messiah, who will have an army of
His own.
A large and bulky-looking man with a ruddy
complexion and a thick head of hair, Ad Dajjal

is blind in his right eye. Some sources say that
the Arabic word for “infidel” (kaafir) will be written upon his forehead or between his eyes. Only
a true Muslim will be able to see the writing. He
will make himself known at Yawm al-Qiyamah
(“The Day of Resurrection”) while he is traveling
between Syria and Iraq.
Ad Dajjal is described as being able to leap
through the sky high enough to touch the clouds.
He can fool others into thinking that he has the
power to raise the dead and walk across the
waters of the ocean. He rides upon a donkey that
moves quickly over the land, but he is physically
incapable of entering into Mecca and Medina.
To prevent attack from Ad Dajjal, one must
repeat from memory the first ten verses of Surat
al Kahf (Chapter of the Cave). These verses act like
a verbal talisman against him.
Sources: Glassé, New Encyclopedia of Islam, 122; Kelley, Methodist Review, Vol. 83, 59; Le Strange, Palestine
Under the Moslems, 411, 494.

Adad
Variations: ADDU, Anu’s son, Hadad, Ishkur,
Ramman (“the Thunderer”), Resheph, RIMMON,
Teshub, the canal controller
From Assyrian, Babylonian, Hittite, and
Mesopotamian demonology comes the demonic
god of divination and storms, Adad. He is de-

picted as grasping lightning in his right hand and
an axe in his left. Oftentimes he is shown standing near a bull or a lionlike dragon. His cult was

widely spread throughout Asia Minor, Mesopotamia, Syria, and Palestine. Adad’s sacred number
is either six or sixty, sources vary; his sacred animal is the bull and his symbol is the lightning
bolt. He is similar to the demon Rimmon.

Sources: Black, Gods, Demons, and Symbols of Ancient
Mesopotamia, 76, 118, 75; Von Nettesheim, Three Books
of Occult Philosophy, 514; Van de Toorn, Dictionary of
Demons in the Bible, 909; Zenos, Popular and Critical
Bible Encyclopædia and Scriptural Dictionary, 43.

Adar
Variations: ADRAMELECH
Adar (“Wing”) is a demon from Chaldean lore
born the son of the god, B`l. It is also the name
of the first month in the Chaldean calendar and
is known as the ‘dark month.’
Sources: Harper, Biblical World, Vol. 3, 109, 111;
Hyatt, Book of Demons, 73; Lenormant, Chaldean
Magic, 46, 118.

Addanc
Variations: Abac, Abhac, Adanc, Addane,
Afanc (“beaver”), Avanc
British, Celtic, and Welsh mythology all tell
of aqueous demons called addanc. Said to look
like a beaver-, crocodile-, or dwarflike demon, it
preys upon those who enter into the lake it lives
in. Folklore tells us that it once lived in Llyn Barfog and/or in Llyn Llion Lake near Brynberian
Bridge or in Llyn yr Afanc Lake. It can be lured
out of the water by a maiden, and when this happens, the addanc is powerless. There are various

stories regarding the addanc’s destruction. Some
tell how Hu Gadarn used oxen to drag it out of
the water and slay it; other tales say it was lured
out of the water where it fell asleep on her lap,
was bound up in chains, and then either dragged
off to Lake Cwm Ffynnon or slain by Peredur.
According to Llyfr Coch Hergest (Red Book of
Hergest), written between 1382 and 1410, and
Llyfr Gwyn Rhydderch (White Book of Rhydderch),
written in 1350, the trashing of the addanc had
once caused massive flooding, which drowned all
the original inhabitants of Britain except for
Dwyfan and Dwyfach, who went on to found a
new race of Britons.
Sources: Gettings, Dictionary of Demons, 21; Lewis,
Gomer’s Dictionary for Young People, 141; McCoy, Celtic
Myth and Magick, 252.

Addu
Variations: ADAD, Adapa, Marduk, Ramman
Addu is a storm demon in Babylonian demonology (see ADAD). It is possible that Addu

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