Enc of dem in wor rel and cul 34

free ebooks ==> www.ebook777.com
Ala

27
wife, and fathered the NEPHILIM, Akikel was
given the rank of prime minister of Hell during
the Middle Ages (see PRIME MINISTERS OF
HELL). Most powerful during the tenth hour of
the night, he commands six chiefs, six servitors,
and eighty-seven additional demons which are
also under SAMAEL’S command.
Sources: Baskin, Dictionary of Satanism, 22; Lane,
Thousand and One Nights, 431.

Akium
Akium (“sure”) is listed as one of the fortynine SERVITORS OF BEELZEBUB (see BEELZEBUB).

head and long slim arms and legs, but no torso.
Akop attends funerals and attacks unguarded
corpses, collecting the body fat that seeps out of
a corpse preburial to collect and consume.

Sources: Ashley, Complete Book of Devils and
Demons, 95; Cole, Traditions of the Tinguian, 180.

Akoros
The Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage, book
two, names Akoros as one of the twenty SERVITORS OF AMAYMON (see AMAYMON). His name
is Greek and translates to mean “overthrowers of
authority.”

Sources: Belanger, Dictionary of Demons, 22; Ford,
Bible of the Adversary, 93; Mathers, Book of the Sacred
Magic of Abramelin the Mage, 107.

Sources: Forgotten Books, Book of the Sacred Magic
of Abramelin the Mage, 42–3; Mathers, Book of the
Sacred Magic of Abra-Melin, 122.

Akoman

Akton

Variations: AKEM MANAH, Akvan
According to Zoroastrianism demonology, the
demon Akoman is second in command under
AHRIMAN. His name has Persian roots and translates to mean “the evil mind” or “evil thought.”
Created from the darkness, Akoman has a noticeable stench about him.
A demon of corruption and destruction, he is
sent after only one specific person at a time and
will do whatever it takes to corrupt them, sometimes by promoting false religions. Typically he
will begin his task of corruption by weakening a
man’s ability to make righteous decisions, encouraging him to seek out and exploit the character flaws of others. Eventually, under his influence, his victims will lose the ability to tell the
difference between good and evil. Akoman is a
thoroughly convincing actor, even when he is
pretending at being highly spiritual or seductive.
He can only be driven off his prey by being fooled
into believing that his task of corruption is complete.
Like AKEM MANAH, upon the birth of a child
Akoman will appear to it and show it ghastly images of how the world will be reshaped under
AHRIMAN’s rule, causing the child to cry out with

its first breath. Lore tells us that Akoman is riddled with character flaws but has always carefully
hidden them.

Sources: Dhalla, History of Zoroastrianism, 399–400;
Fernández-Armesto, World of Myths, 127; Horne,
Sacred Books and Early Literature of the East, 183; Messadié, History of the Devil, 83.

Akop
From the demonology of the Philippines
comes the demon Akop. Working in conjunction
with the demon IBWA, it preys upon widows and
widowers. Akop is described as having a large

First named in the Testament of Solomon (see
SPIRITS OF SOLOMON), Akton is the demon of
backaches and pains in the ribs. To prevent attack
from this demon, one must make a talisman from
a piece of copper that has been taken off a ship
that has lost its anchor. Upon the copper, engrave
the phrase “Marmaraôth, Sabaôth, pursue Akton”
and wear it about the waist.
Sources: Conybeare, Jewish Quarterly Review, Vol.
11, 37; Ashe, Qabalah, 49; Belanger, Dictionary of
Demons, 23.

Ala, plural: ale
Variations: Hala, plural: hali
Bulgarian, Macedonian, and Serbian demonology tell us of a species of AERIAL DEVIL
known as ala. Demons of bad weather, ale, as
they are collectively called, destroy and loot crops

from the fields, send hail storms to destroy orchards and vineyards, and uproot trees. The ale
also have the ability to cause crops not to ripen
and remove the fertility from the land. Their favorite prey, however, is children and ale will use
the elements to kill them if at all possible. In addition to their wanton destruction of food stock,
the very presence of the ala is enough to cause a
decline in a person’s mental and physical health.
After a person is weakened in such a way, an ala
will possess their body.
Descriptions of this species of demon vary
greatly and various sources claim that an ala looks
like a wind, a female dragon, a large-mouthed
human- or snakelike monster, an invisible being,
a large creature of indistinguishable form, a large
winged creature with a swordlike tail, a large
creature with a horse head and a snake body, a
raven, and a three-headed snake. Perhaps the
confusion over their natural appearance can be
explained by the demons’ ability to shape-shift;