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Sources: Aguilar-Moreno, Handbook of Life, 147, 199,
258; Kanellos, Handbook of Hispanic Culture, 227; Salas,
Soldaderas, 5–6, 34, 95; Stefoff, Vampires, Zombies, and
Shape-shifters, 17; Turner, Dictionary of Ancient Deities,
129.

Cimejes
Variations: Cimeries, Cimeyes, Cymries, KITuvries
Ars Goetia names Cimejes (“darkness of god”)
as a marquis who commands twenty legions of
demons as well as all of the demons of Africa (see
MARQUIS OF HELL). He is described as being
strong and powerful looking, riding upon an
equally fine black horse. He is summoned for his
assistance in making a man into a good soldier
and warrior and helps in the discovery of lost
treasures. He also teaches logic, perfect grammar,
and public speaking.
The name Cimejes possibly derived from the
name Cumerians (Britons or possibly Cimmerians), mentioned by Homer as a warlike people.

MARIS,

Sources: De Laurence, Lesser Key of Solomon, Goetia,
43; McLean, Treatise of Angel Magic, 53; Scot, Discoverie of Witchcraft, 225

Cin
Variations: Cinler
Cin is a Turkish word used to describe a
DJINN. They are invisible AERIAL DEVILS and
considered to be the demons of madness.
Source: Eberhart, Mysterious Creatures, 136.

Cirecas
In the Theurgia Goetia, the second book of the
Lemegeton, Cirecas is one of the sixteen SERVITORS OF GEDEIL (see DUKES OF HELL and
GEDEIL). A nocturnal duke, this AERIAL DEVIL,
when summoned, is very courteous, doting, and
willing to serve.

Sources: Guiley, Encyclopedia of Demons and Demonology, 94; Peterson, Lesser Key of Solomon, 72.

Citipati
Variations: Charnel Lords, Chitipati
In Tibetan Buddhist folklore and demonology,
Citipati means the “Funeral Pyre Lord” or “Lords
of the Cemetery.” The demon of the graveyard,
Citipati was created when two monks who were
so deep in a meditative trance were beheaded by
a thief, they were not aware of their own deaths.
They vowed eternal vengeance against thieves.
The Citipati are depicted as dancing skeletons,
usually a male and female, surrounded by flames;
they symbolize the eternal dance of death and
perfect awareness.

Sources: Bunce, Encyclopaedia of Buddhist Deities,
Demigods, Godlings, Saints, and Demons, 107; Illes, En-

cyclopedia of the Spirits, 336; Linrothe, Demonic Divine,
126 –8.

CiuapipiltinAH
Variations: Totecujiooan Cioapipilti
In ancient Mexico, when an Aztec noblewoman died giving birth to her first child, she
would become a type of vampiric, demonic
demigoddess known as a Ciuapipiltin (“princess
honored woman”). Like her less noble counterpart, the CIHUATETEO, the Ciuapipiltin fall
under the command of the goddess Tlazolteotl,
and like her followers, paint their arms, faces,
and hands white. Truth be told, they are similar
to the Cihuateteo in every way except for the fact
that the Ciuapipiltin are royalty and can be beseeched not to attack. If offerings of bread or
small bits of meteorites are left near an infant,
Ciuapipiltin will accept them in place of the
child’s life. At one time temples were constructed
at crossroads and at places where murders were
committed to honor the Ciuapipiltin. Offerings
of bread and meteorites were left for them in
these places too, in the hopes of staving off
attacks on travelers.
Sources: Bancroft, Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft,
362, 364, 366; Kanellos, Handbook of Hispanic Cultures,
227; Turner, Dictionary of Ancient Deities, 130.

Ciupipiltin

In ancient Mexico, when a woman died giving
birth to her first child, she would become a type
of vampiric, demonic demigoddess known as a
ciupipiltin (“princess”). Like her noble counterpart, the CIUAPIPILTIN, the ciupipiltin falls under
the command of the goddess Tlazolteotl, the
goddess of sorcery, lust, and evil. They, like her
followers, paint their arms, faces, and hands
white. Ciupipiltin are similar to the ciuapipiltin
in every way except for the fact that the
ciupipiltin are not royalty and cannot be beseeched not to attack. Ciupipiltin have a paralytic
bite, which they use when attacking infants, ensuring that they do not cry out, allowing the
demon to feed by draining off their blood in
peace. Ciupipiltin have the ability to fly, either
of their own power or upon a broom. They are
susceptible to sunlight and if left exposed to it
will eventually be destroyed.

Sources: Bancroft, Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft,
362, 364, 366; Kanellos, Handbook of Hispanic Cultures,
227; Shepard, Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology, 1092; Spence, Encyclopedia of Occultism, 276.

Claniel
Variations: CHANIEL
In the Theurgia Goetia, the second book of the

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