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type of INCUBUS. Dusii, as they are called collectively, live in caves in the woods and have sexual relations with witches and young maidens. In
ancient times, Gaul was a region of land in Western Europe that is made up of modern-day Belgium, France, northern Italy, western Switzerland, and those parts of Germany and the
Netherlands that touch upon the river Rhine.

Sources: Buckingham, New England Magazine, Vol.
5, 7; Masters, Eros and Evil, 65; Sinistrari, Demoniality,
21; Stephens, Demon Lovers, 81.

Dusins
Variations: Dehuset
The word dusins is vulgar slang for “deuce take
you.” Duce is Gaulish for the DEVIL.

Sources: Anonymous, Guernsey Magazine, Vol. 10,
n.p.; Shepard, Encyclopedia of Occultism and Paraschology, 327; Spence, Encyclopedia of Occultism, 121.

Dusiriel
In the Theurgia Goetia, the second book of the
Lemegeton, Dusiriel is one of the eleven chief
dukes of HYDRIEL (see DUKES OF HELL). Described as looking like a serpent with a virgin’s
face and head, Dusiriel is an AERIAL DEVIL who
may be summoned any time of the day or night.
Said to be very courteous and willing to obey his
summoner, he commands 1,320 servitors and is
said to live in or near water, marshes, and wetlands.
Sources: Belanger, Dictionary of Demons, 114; Peterson, Lesser Key of Solomon, 95.

Dwopi
In Myanmar demonology a dwopi demon
causes madness. It is believed to live above the
doorway to a house.

Sources: Carey, Chin Hills, 197; Hastings, Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics, Vol. 3, 25; Scott, Burma,
404.

Dyavo
Dyavo is a Serbian word that translates to
mean “the DEVIL.”

Sources: Sykes, Who’s Who in Non-Classical Mythology, 58; Turner, Dictionary of Ancient Deities, 160.

Dybbuk, plural: dybbukim
Variations: Gilgul (“clinging soul”)
The concept of the dybbuk first entered into
Judaism by means of the mysticism that was
practiced in the eighth century. Jews were forbidden to practice the art of mysticism for fear
that it would weaken their faith. However, by the
twelfth century mysticism was an accepted part
of the kabala, and by the sixteenth century mysticism was completely embraced.

The dybbuk (“cleaving” or “clinging”), an evil
and restless vampiric spirit, was said by some
sources to be one of the children born of LILITH;
others say that it was created through an act of
sorcery. Earliest beliefs in the dybbuk claimed
that it was a demon, but later that origin was
changed to be the soul of a person attempting to

escape final justice. Its description remained the
same, that of a hairy, unclean, goatlike demon.
For the dybbuk to survive, it must gain entry
into a human body. It may allow itself to be
breathed in through incense or it may embed
itself in a piece of food about to be eaten, but
typically it will make its own way into the body
by force if necessary, through the nostril,
although any orifice will suffice. Once it has
gained access, the dybbuk will possess the person
and begin to feed off the person’s life force, taking
up residence in their pinky finger or one of the
toes.
While it is in the body, the dybbuk will drive
the person to consume candy and other such
treats, as it has a sweet tooth. The person will
begin to tire and soon fall ill. They may even develop a twitch and start to vomit up a foamy
white substance. After a little while the dybbuk
will start to cause mental illness, and with the
person weak and broken down, the dybbuk will
become the dominant personality. Eventually the
dybbuk will leave the body, as it can only occupy
a body for a limited amount of time. The possessed person may be saved by a rabbi who has
specialized training to perform a complex ritual
to drive the dybbuk away.
Amulets made of wax or iron may be worn or
hung in the home to ward it off. Repeating
certain ritual incantations may work as well. Red
ribbons and garlic tied to a baby’s crib will protect
a child. Leaving almonds, candy, raisins, and the

like for the dybbuk to find will cause it to leave a
baby alone as well.
When not possessing a person, dybbukim, as
they are collectively called, live in caves, dust
storms, whirlwinds, and buildings that have been
abandoned for some time.

Sources: Dennis, Encyclopedia of Jewish Myth, 72 –
3; Loewenthal, Religion, Culture and Mental Health,
119–20; Mack, Field Guide to Demons, 241; Schwartz,
Reimagining the Bible, 72–77.

Eac
According to Enochian lore, Eac is a CACOangel Acae (see

DAEMON. His counterpart is the
ENOCHIAN CACODAEMONS).

Sources: Chopra, Academic Dictionary of Mythology,
94; Laycock, Complete Enochian Dictionary, 106.