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Charobiel

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courteous and willing to obey. Most powerful on
Mondays, Chariel has dominion over the moon.

Sources: Belanger, Dictionary of Demons, 92; Peterson, Lesser Key of Solomon, 95.

Charobiel
In the Theurgia Goetia, the second book of the
Lemegeton, Charobiel is named as one of the ten
Duke SERVITORS OF BYDIEL (see BYDIEL). Commanding 2,400 servitors of his own, Charobiel,
an AERIAL DEVIL, appears before his summoner
in an attractive form and is known to be goodnatured and willing to obey.

Sources: Peterson, Lesser Key of Solomon, 105;
Trithemius, Steganographia, 220.

Charoel
Variations: Caroel
Theurgia Goetia, the second book of the
Lemegeton, names Charoel as one of the twelve
SERVITORS OF MACARIEL (see MACARIEL).
Ranked as a chief duke, he commands four hundred servitors as his own. Both a diurnal and nocturnal AERIAL DEVIL, Charoel, when summoned, may appear in a variety of forms but
commonly chooses to do so as a dragon with a
virgin’s head. He is known to be good-natured
and willing to obey those who summon him. Like
all AERIAL DEVILS, he is constantly on the move,
never staying in any one place for long.

Sources: Guiley, Encyclopedia of Demons and Demonology, 159; Peterson, Lesser Key of Solomon, 100, 103;
Trithemius, Steganographia, 141.

Charontes
Charontes are the demonic servitors of
CHARUN from Etruscan demonology. Demons
of death, they carry hammers and when commanded by Charun, attack those individuals who
are dying, using their hammers to finish them
off.

Sources: Lurker, Routledge Dictionary of Gods and
Goddesses, 42; Rose, Spirits, Fairies, Gnomes, and
Goblins, 65.

Charun
Variations: Caronte, Charon, Charu, Karun,
Xaru, Xarun
Charun (“first lion”) is one of the many psychopompoi of the ancient Etruscan underworld
and should not be confused with Charon from
ancient Greek mythology. Charun is death personified and guards the gateway to the underworld. He commands the CHARONTES as well as
all the demons of the Etruscan underworld.
Charun is depicted in art as having blue skin
to emphasize his deathly pallor. He has boar

tusks, fiery eyes, large lips, pointed ears, snakes
around his arms, a vulture’s nose, and large wings.
Some sources also depict him as having red hair
and a black beard. Oftentimes he is shown carrying his sacred weapon and the sign of his office,
a large war hammer or mallet. He is in service

under the gods of the Etruscan underworld,
Mantus and his wife Mania. Charun’s consort is
CULSU.

Sources: Bonfante, Etruscan Myths, 74; De Grummond, Etruscan Myth, Sacred History, and Legend, 215–
17; Maberry, They Bite, 336.

Chax
Variations: SCOX, Shanm, Shassm, SHAX,
Shaz
First published in 1563, Johann Wierus’s De
Praestigiis Daemonum, a catalogue of the HIERARCHY OF DEMONS and their powers, named the
demon Chax as a grand duke consisting of thirty
legions, whereas a single legion consists of 6,666
members. Nocturnal and looking like a stork that
speaks with a faint and hoarse voice, Chax is described as capable of being a faithful and obedient
demon but is well known also to be a liar. Occasionally he will grant a good FAMILIAR to one
who summons him. He is more commonly used
to render a person blind and deaf as well as to remove their ability to comprehend or understand.
A thief, Chax steals horses as well as the gold of
kings, which he then hides for a period of 1,200
years.
Sources: De Laurence, Lesser Key of Solomon, Goetia,
36; Guiley, Encyclopedia of Demons and Demonology,
233; Icon, Demons, 178.

Cheitan
In Arabic, Cheitan translates to mean “The
DEVIL” and is essentially just another name for
SATAN. Culturally, however, Cheitan is a DJINN

and said to be the demon of smoke.
Sources: Poinsot, Complete Book of the Occult and Fortune Telling, 379.

Chemos
Variations: CHEMOSH, Keemosh
Originally the Moabite god of lust and war,
Christian demonology of the Middle Ages made
him into the demon of flattery and ranked him
as the Grand Chamberlain of Hell.

Sources: Hunter, Sacred Biography, 169; Rudwin,
Devil in Legend and Literature, 84.

Chemosh
Variations: “the abomination of Moab,” Baalmaon, CHAMOS
Originally the Moabite god of war, Christian
demonology of the Middle Ages named Chemosh

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