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All djinn were ruled by a succession of seventy-two kings or “Suleyman.” Their homeland
is called Jinnistan; its capital city is called the
City of Jewels and its main district is called the
Country of Delight. Outside of their homeland
they live in abandoned buildings, caves, graveyards, places of darkness, and underground. If a
djinn is near, cattle will refuse to drink if driven
to water.
Nocturnal demons of fire, the djinn have the
ability to shape-change into a variety of animals,
insects, inanimate objects, and reptiles, frogs,
heavily muscled youths, lizards, scorpions,
snakes, and wrinkled old men. They will even
take the form of a hybrid animal, such as a hyenawolf crossbreed. Additionally, djinn can become
invisible, cause insanity, foretell the future,
possess inanimate objects, and spread diseases.
Djinn are capable of PROCREATION with their
own species as well as with humans. They have
INCUBUS-like tendencies and the offspring of a
djinn and human coupling take the best attributes
of each parent. These children are very cunning
and are considered dangerous, and like all djinn,
are immortal unless slain.
Unlike other demons, djinn have free will, and
with it they have the ability to choose to be good
or evil. Evil djinn can be redeemed if they are
converted to Islam. King Solomon is said to have
gained control over the djinn by use of magical

spells given to him by an archangel (see IBLIS,
JAN-IBN-JAN, and SPIRITS OF SOLOMON).
Sources: Hughes, Dictionary of Islam, 135; Hyatt,
Book of Demons, 54 –5; Knowles, Nineteenth Century,
Vol. 31, 449.

Dog
Variations: The Devil’s accomplice
Although traditionally dogs are remembered
for their loyalty and faithfulness, there is a little
known and ancient belief that says that dogs are
commonly the companion of a necromancer. Dogs
that are solid black were especially suspect because
it was also believed that this was one of the forms
that the DEVIL would adopt so that he could be
closer to the necromancer he was assisting without
arousing too much suspicion. In ancient times
black dogs were sacrificed to infernal entities.

Sources: Baskin, Sorcerer’s Handbook, 180, Collin de
Plancy, Dictionary of Witchcraft, 55; Conway, Demonology and Devil-lore, 137.

Döghalál
Döghalál (“plague-like”) is a Hungarian
demon of cholera and numerous other plagues.

Sources: Herczegh, Magyar Családi És Ưrưklési Jog,
168.

Dommiel

Dommiel is the demon of terror and
trembling. He is the Guardian of the Gates of
Hell.
Sources: Netzley, Angels, 67.

Dorak
In the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage,
book two, Dorak (“proceeding,” “walking forward”) is among the forty-nine SERVITORS OF
BEELZEBUB (see BEELZEBUB).

Sources: Ford, Bible of the Adversary, 93; Mathers,
Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage, 120;
Von Worms, Book of Abramelin, 257.

Dorje Phangmo
Variations: Vajra Varahi
According to the ancient Tibetan text Kangi
Karchhak, Dorje Phangmo is the red-skinned demonic consort, or wife, of Demchhok. Identified
with DURGA, she lives on the snow-capped
mountain of Tijun.

Sources: Bedi, Kailas and Manasarovar After 22 Years
in Shiva’s Domain, 4; Turner, Dictionary of Ancient
Deities, 489.

Dorochiel
In the Theurgia Goetia, the second book of the
Lemegeton, Dorochiel (“trampling”) is ranked as
prince of the West by Northwest (see PRINCES
OF HELL). One of the twelve S ERVITORS OF

AMENADIEL, he commands forty diurnal dukes,
forty nocturnal dukes, twenty-four diurnal chief
dukes, twenty-four nocturnal chief dukes, and
an innumerable amount of servitors.
Sources: Guiley, Encylopedia of Demons and Demonology, 69; Peterson, Lesser Key of Solomon, 89.

Douens
From the mythology of the Republic of
Trinidad and Tobago comes a species of demon
known as douens. They are created whenever a
child dies before it has been baptized, and when
they return they look like genderless, faceless,
naked children with small mouths and backwardturned feet. They stand no more than three feet
tall and wear floppy straw hats. Douens crave the
love of a family but have been damned to wander
the earth, lost and alone, forever.
Douens prey upon unbaptized children, luring
them out into the woods with a mesmerizing
whooping sound until they are lost. It is advised
never to call out a child’s name, as the douens will
use it to lure the child away. These demons are
pranksters and cry at the front door of homes at
night. Douens will eat food out of people’s gardens and have a bizarre fondness for water crabs.