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Paimon

Paimon · Ninth of Solomon's 72 Spirits — King of Arts and Knowledge

Ninth and powerful king among the 72 spirits of the Lesser Key of Solomon. He teaches all arts, sciences, and hidden knowledge, riding a camel and arriving before the conjurer with great pomp and musical procession. Poets such as Dante depict him as patron of learning; the 2018 horror film Hereditary brought him popular fame as the demon who orchestrates the protagonist's tragedy.

Origin

Some derive his name from a Hebrew root meaning 'to make a sound.' First systematized in 16th-century grimoires as a powerful king commanding 200 legions. An apocryphal tradition holds that he was originally an angel who fell with Lucifer.

Features

Crowned man riding a camel
Arrives with great pomp and musical procession
Voice both hoarse and rough
Commands 200 legions of demons

Stories

In Solomonic magic he is said to teach the secrets of arts, sciences, astronomy, geology, and the winds. Conjurers are advised to call him before other demons because his answers are most direct. One of the most popular demons in modern occultism and horror.