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The giang shi is described as having two different forms. The first is that of a tall corpse with
green or white hair. It has red eyes, serrated teeth,
and long claws on its fingertips. Its other form
passes for human until it does something to give
itself away, such as obviously retreating from garlic or shape-shifting into a wolf.
The breath of the giang shi is so foul that it
will literally send a man staggering back a full
twenty feet. If it is successful enough to mature,
as told by when its hair is long and white, it will
develop the ability to fly. Once it has achieved
maturity, only the sound of an extremely loud
thunderclap can destroy it.
Since there is no way to prevent a giang shi
from possessing a corpse, destruction is the only
option. The vampire cannot cross running water,
and during moonlit nights, it can be trapped in
a circle made of rice. Once captured, it must be
reburied and given proper burial rites.

Sources: Bush, Asian Horror Encyclopedia, 96; Glut,
Dracula Book, 25; Groot, Religion of the Chinese, 76 –
77; Summers, Vampire: His Kith and Kin, 213.

Gid-Dim
Variations: Gidim
The demonic spirit of sickness, Gid-Dim originates from Sumerian demonology. His name
translates to mean “black approaching” or

“eclipsed.” He causes all forms of physical and
mental illnesses.
Ritual prayers to the gods asking for protection
from his demonic possession are the only way to
prevent attack from this demon; however, if a
person should be possessed by him, only an exorcism performed by an ashipu (sorcerer) can save
them.

Sources: Black, Gods, Demons, and Symbols of Ancient
Mesopotamia, 88–9; Icons, Demons, 35; Pu, Rethinking
Ghosts in World Religions, 26, 32.

Gigim
Gigim, an AERIAL DEVIL, is one of a group of
seven demons working in unison who are in service to Ereshkigal, the goddess of death and gloom
(see IRKALLA). Detailed in the Magan Text of ancient Sumerian demonology, Gigim is said to
enter into a person’s home and attack their bowels
or possess them. There is no known way to prevent
this demon from entering into a home. Gigim
lives in the desert and in abandoned places of
worship where sacrifices took place. His name in
Sumerian translates to mean “evil” (see also ALAL,
IDPA, NAMTAR, TELAL, URUKU, and U TUK).
Sources: Gray, Mythology of All Races, 355, 364;
Lenormant, Chaldean Magic, 24; Turner, Dictionary of
Ancient Deities, 64.

Gilarion
According to the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the
Mage, book two, Gilarion is one of the sixteen

SERVITORS OF ASMODEUS (see ASMODEUS).

Sources: Mathers, Book of the Sacred Magic of
Abramelin the Mage, 107; Von Worms, Book of
Abramelin, 256.

Ginar
The Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage names
Ginar as one of the thirty-two SERVITORS OF ASTAROT (see ASTAROT). His name is possibly
Chaldaic and if so would mean “to finish” or “to
perfect.”

Sources: Mathers, Book of the Sacred Magic of
Abramelin the Mage, 117; Von Worms, Book of
Abramelin, 249.

Ginijal Sanniya
In Sinhalese demonology Ginijal Sanniya is
the demon of fevers. He is depicted in ceremonial
masks as having a wide nose and tusked mouth.
Ginijal Sanniya has the ability to cause excess
heat and like the other Sinhalese demons, he is
susceptible to the DAHA-ATA SANNIYA.

Sources: Illes, Encyclopedia of Spirits, 875; Wirz, Exorcism and the Art of Healing in Ceylon, 44.

Giri
In Singhalese Buddhist mythology the giri are
the female aspect of the GARA-DEMONS. Their
name translates from Singhalese to mean “a hard

rock” or “to scream.” During the GARA-YAK-NATUMA ceremony they are summoned and invited
to remove the evils of the body while not harming
the person in the process and accepting the sacrificial offerings of confections, drink, food, and
money. These demons have the ability to cast
vas-dos (the evil eye) (see also DALA-RAJA).
Sources: Conway, Demonology and Devil-Lore, 153;
Obeyesekere, Cult of the Goddess Pattini, 64 –6.

Glacia Labolas
Variations: Caasimolar, Caassimolar, Glasya,
Glasya Labolas, Glasyalabolas
Ars Goetia, the first book of the Lemegeton,
ranks Glacia Labolas as an earl, president, and
master of murderers; he is under the service of
NEBIROS and commands thirty-six legions of
demons (see EARLS OF HELL and PRESIDENTS
OF HELL). When this diurnal demon is summoned, he appears as a D OG with feathered
wings. Glacia Labolas has the ability to create
love between friends and enemies, disclose past
events, foretell the future, grant invisibility, and
inspire murder. He is an expert teacher in arts,
killing techniques, and the various sciences (see
also CAACRINOLAAS).