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by the ancient Greeks. Represented by the sign
of a coiled serpent, he is one of the seven stars
that make up the constellation of Ursa Major.
Arundhati has the power to animate and bring
to life that which would otherwise lie dormant
in the void.

Sources: Garg, Encyclopaedia of the Hindu World,
648; Padfield, Hindu at Home, 132–3; Rosen, Essential
Hinduism, 29.

Asa and Asael
According to the Talmud, Asa and ASAEL
were the demons who taught King Solomon all
the wisdom he had and all the knowledge of all
the arts (see SPIRITS OF SOLOMON).

Sources: Lévi, History of Magic, 38; Laurence, Book
of Enoch, the Prophet 6; Lumpkin, Fallen Angels, the
Watchers, and the Origins of Evil, 31.

Asael
Variations: Asa’el, Azael (“whom God
strengthens”), AZAZEL
The Book of Enoch lists Asael (“Creation of
God” or “God has made”) as having been one of

the chiefs of the GRIGORI, of the Order of
Angels; however, he became a FALLEN ANGEL
when he swore allegiance to SAMIAZA, rebelled
against God, took a human as his wife, and fathered the NEPHILIM. He is now under the command of AMEZYARAK or Semyaza (SAMIAZA).
(See also CHIEF OF TENS and WATCHERS.)
Sources: Black, Book of Enoch, 121; Barton, Journal
of Biblical Literature, Vols. 30 –31, 162; Conway, Demonology and Devil-Lore, Vol. 299; Lévi, History of
Magic, 38; Laurence, Book of Enoch, the Prophet, 6;
Lumpkin, Fallen Angels, the Watchers, and the Origins
of Evil, 31.

Asafoetida
Asafoetida is a Persian demon of compassion,
love, lust, and relationships.

Sources: Ashley, Complete Book of Demons and
Devils, 91; Laufer, Chinese Contributions to the History
of Civilization, 353.

Asag
Variations: ABZU, ASAKKU, Dragon of the Abyss
The Sumerian mythological poem Lugale
(Lugal-e u me-lam-bi nir-gal, The Feats and Exploits of Ninurta) mentions the demonic, underworld creature aptly named Asag (“demon that
causes sickness”). Conceived on Earth and born
from the union between the gods An and Ki,
Asag was born a hideous, monstrous dragon. Although the poem speaks of him as if he were an
actual being, it gives no true or definable description of him other than to say that he is so
repulsive that his very presence in the water could
boil fish. Asag commands an army of rock

demons, his very own offspring created from his
mating with a mountain.
The personification of the frigid cold of winter
and a demon of disease and sickness, Asag attacks
and kills mankind through drought, head fevers,
and migraines. He also restrains and withholds
the Primal waters that fill the Abyss, keeping
them from flooding the earth.
Asag was said to live in the Abyss, or in the
mountains. The poem Lugale alluded to all three
places as his home. Just as unclear is Asag’s fate.
The poem reveals that he was attacked by the
god Ninurta with his weapon, Sharur, but it
doesn’t explain whether Asag survived the assault
or was slain.

Sources: Bienkowski, Dictionary of the Ancient Near
East, 214; Journal of Near Eastern Studies, Sumerian
Mythology: A Review Article, 128–152; Lurker, Dictionary of Gods and Goddesses, 38; Wakeman, God’s Battle
with the Monster, 7–8.

Asahel
In book two of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin
the Mage, the diurnal servitors, Asahel (“God”),
is said to be one of the sixteen SERVITORS OF
ASELIEL (see ASELIEL).

Sources: Geikie, Life and Words of Christ, 610;
Spivey, Ecclesiastical Vocabulary and Apocryphal Code,
26.

Asakku
Variations: ASAG
In Babylonian mythology asakku are demonic
spirits and monsters. They attack their prey, humans, causing migraines so severe that they can
kill. Their name translates to mean “land” or
“mountain.”

Sources: Abusch, Mesopotamian Magic, 50; MussArnolt, Concise Dictionary of the Assyrian Language, 114;
Wiggerman, Mesopotamian Protective Spirits, 162.

Asaredel
Variations: Saraquel, SARIEL, SURIEL (“command of God”), Zerachiel
According to the Book of Enoch, Asaredel was
one of the FALLEN ANGELS who swore allegiance
to SAMIAZA, rebelled against God, took a human
for his wife, taught mankind the motions or
course of the moon (possibly meaning astrology),
and fathered the NEPHILIM.

Sources: Asher, Charting the Supernatural Judgments
of Planet Earth, 108–9; Laurence, Foreign Quarterly Review, Vol. 24, 370; Stafford, Function of Divine Manifestations, 10.

Asasel
Variations: AZAZEL (“God strengthens” or “arrogant to God”), AZAZYEL

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