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her sisters in a plot to murder their father (or their
husbands, sources vary). They were caught and for
their punishment were set adrift at sea. The ship
landed on an island inhabited by demons. Alba
changed her name to Albion, and there she and
her sisters chose husbands from the demons and
gave birth to a race of giants. As the last two survivors of the sons of the thirty-three sisters and
their demon husbands, Gog and MAGOG were
captured and placed in chains fastened to the
palace gates in Guildhall to act as guardians.
Depending on the various sources and
mythologies that cite and reference Gog and
Magog throughout history, the pair have been a
race of people from Central Asia, demons,
FALLEN ANGELS, giants, lands, and nations.

Sources: Brewer, Reader’s Handbook of Famous Names
in Fiction, 433; Larkin, Book of Revelation, 191; Rose,
Giants, Monsters, and Dragons, 145–6.

Goleg
The Ars Goetia, the first book of the Lemegeton,
names Goleg as one of the fifty-three SERVITORS
OF
ASHTAROTH AND ASMODEUS (see
ASHTAROTH and ASMODEUS). His name is possibly a Hebrew word meaning “whirling.”
Sources: Belanger, Dictionary of Demons, 141; Susej,

Demonic Bible, 257.

Golen
In the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage,
Golen is among the thirty-two SERVITORS OF
ASTAROT (see ASTAROT). His name is Greek,
meaning “a cavern.”

Sources: Mathers, Book of the Sacred Magic of
Abramelin the Mage, 106, 117; Von Worms, Book of
Abramelin, 249.

Golu Sanniya
In Sinhalese demonology Golu Sanniya is the
demon of disease. He causes mental illness and
the inability to hear and speak. Golu Sanniya,
like the other Sinhalese demons, is susceptible
to the DAHA-ATA SANNIYA.

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

Gomory
Variations: GAMORI, Gamory, Gemory, Gomory, Gremory
Gomory, described as looking like a beautiful
woman wearing a crown tied around her waist
and riding upon a camel, is one of the seventytwo SPIRITS OF SOLOMON; she commands
twenty-six legions of demons. A nocturnal
demon most powerful during the month of December, Gomory is summoned for her ability to

discover the location of treasures; foretell the past,

present, and future; and obtain love for a woman.
She is named as one of the DUKES OF HELL.

Sources: Guiley, Encyclopedia of Demons and Demonology, 94; Kelly, Who in Hell, 100; Scot, Discoverie
of Witchcraft, 224; Scott, London Magazine, Vol. 5, 378.

Gong Gong
Variations: Gong Qinwang, I-Hsin, Kang
Hui, Kung Ch’in-wang, Kung Kung
In Chinese demonology Gong Gong (“quarrelsome”) is a demonic god who, along with his
associate XIANG YAO, causes widescale flooding.
He is said to look like a dragon or a gigantic baboon. In Chinese legend Gong Gong declared
war against Zhu-Rong for the rulership of the
heavens. Gong Gong lost, and since he was denied the gift of speech by the gods, he could not
cry out his rage. In his anger and depression he
banged his head against one of the pillars that
held up the heavens, which caused the heavens
to tilt and spill a great flood upon the earth. The
goddess Nüwa was able to correct the problem
and righted heaven again, but it was not perfect,
and now occasionally floodwaters will wash over
the land. His personal adversary is Zhu-Rong.
Christian demonology names him as the superintendent of public works.
Sources: Kelly, Who in Hell, 100; Lurker, Dictionary
of Gods and Goddesses, 132; Qu, Tian Wen, 105–6; Rose,
Giants, Monsters, and Dragons, 147.

Gonogin
The Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage names
Gonogin as one of the thirty-two SERVITORS OF

ASTAROT (see ASTAROT). His name is Hebrew
for “delights” or “pleasures.”
Sources: Belanger, Dictionary of Demons, 141; Susej,
Demonic Bible, 257.

Gooberen
Gooberen is one of the eight AUSTATIKCOPAULIGAUR, a type of demonic spirit or DIV from
Persian mythology. The demon of riches, he presides over one of the eight sides of the world.

Sources: De Claremont, Ancient’s Book of Magic, 118;
Kindersley, Specimens of Hindoo Literature, 33; Spence,
Encyclopedia of Occultism, 51.

Gorgo
Gorgo is a diminutive form of the word demogorogon, another name for SATAN.

Sources: Brown, The Unicorn, 49; Chambers Dictionary, 431; Powell, Classical Myth, 349–50.

Gorgons
Variations: The Phorcydes
The Gorgons (“the grim ones”) were three de-