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Sources: Crowley, The Goethia, 40; Peterson, Lesser
Key of Solomon, 19; Paine, Hierarchy of Hell, 71.

BoginkiGIN
A vampiric demon from the mythology of
Poland, the boginki (“little goddess”) is found
near riverbanks. Rather nymphlike in appearance,
these beings were created by the original deities
that prey upon the sky gods. Boginki attack
mothers with newborn children, stealing the babies to eat and replacing them with a type of evil
changeling called an odmience (“the changed
one”). Only by making regular ritualistic sacrifices to them at the riverbank will the boginki
be persuaded from attacking.

Bolla opens its eyes and will attack and consume
the first person it sees upon awakening. Most
countries that celebrate St. George’s Day do so
on April 23, the traditionally accepted day of his
death. However, May 6 and November 23 are
also days assigned to the saint.

Sources: Elsie, Dictionary of Albanian Religion, 46 –
7; Lurker, Dictionary of Gods and Goddesses, 66; Rose,
Giants, Monsters, and Dragons, 54.

Bolrizohol

From the Kunimaipa of New Guinea comes
the pig-demon of the Pacific Ocean, Bolrizohol.
These demons live in caves, certain stones, pools
and streams. Appearing either “hard” or “soft” in
nature, they are said to cause severe gastrointestinal attacks.

Sources: Georgieva, Bulgarian Mythology, 103; Icon
Group International, Sacrificing, 232; Leary, Wisconsin
Folklore, 445; Thomas, Polish Peasant in Europe and
America, 238.

Sources: Hogbin, Anthropology in Oceania, 172–4;
Jones, Evil in our Midst, 187.

Bolfry

Boomasoh

Variations: Baal Berith, Beal, Beale, Beall,
BERITH, Berithi, BOFRY, Bolfri
Originally a Phoenician god, Bolfry was mentioned in Solomonic lore as one of the seventytwo SPIRITS OF SOLOMON that were used to build
his temple. This duke of Hell is the demon of
blasphemy and murder, commanding twenty-six
legions. He speaks in a clear and subtle voice and
appears as a red-skinned soldier in a red uniform,
wearing a golden crown upon his head, and
riding a red horse. When calling up this demon
the summoner must wear a silver ring and hold
it before Bolfry’s face so that upon arrival the
demon sees it immediately. He is summoned because he will honestly answer questions regarding

the past, present, and future as well as for his ability to transmute any metal into gold. It should
be noted, however, that if Bolfry is not answering
a question but is speaking, then he is lying. He
can also give confirmed dignities to men. Most
powerful during the month of June, Bolfry’s personal adversary is St. Barnabas, the patron of
Cyprus.
Sources: Crowley, The Goethia, 40; Paine, Hierarchy
of Hell, 71; Peterson, Lesser Key of Solomon, 19.

Bolla
Variations: Bullar
Bolla is a demonic dragon from Albanian folklore. It has a long serpentine body, four legs,
silver, faceted eyes, and a pair of small wings. By
the time it is twelve years old, it has grown nine
tongues, horns, larger wings, spines down its
back, and has fully developed its fire-breathing
ability. At this point the creature is called a KULSHEDRA . Once a year, on Saint George’s Day,

In Burmese mythology Boomasoh is a
demonic tree NAT. The infernal guardian of
boats, houses, tribes, treasure, villages, and personal property, his presence is detected when the
leaves on the trees move and there is no wind.
Boomasoh lives in the roots of trees and as long
as a natsin (nat shrine) is maintained at the base
of a pagoda tree, he will not attack anyone.

Sources: Altman, Sacred Trees, 60; Folkard, Plant Lore,
Legends, and Lyrics, 80; Porteous, Forest Folklore, 125.

Boniel

In Christian demonology Boniel is one of the
twenty named Duke SERVITORS OF SYMIEL (see
SYMIEL). Very obedient and quick to obey his
summoner, he shares with the other diurnal
Servitors of Symiel seven hundred twenty servitors between them.
Sources: Peterson, Lesser Key of Solomon, 88.

Bonifarce
Bonifarce and ORGEUIL were the two demons
who had possessed Elisabeth Allier for twenty
years before they were successfully exorcised from
her in 1639 by Francois Faconne. They had entered into her body when she was seven by a crust
of bread that they had her eat. They will flee at
the sight of the holy sacrament.

Sources: American Psychiatric Association,
American Journal of Psychiatry, Vol. 117, 148; Baskin,
Sorcerer’s Handbook, 100; Coumont, Demonology and
Witchcraft, 200; Robbins, Encyclopedia of Witchcraft and
Demonology, 27.

Boralim
In Reginald Scot’s The Discoverie of Witchcraft (1584), Boralim is said to be the demon of

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