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The seventy-two spirits of the Lesser Key: bound, catalogued, and named.

The Ars Goetia is the first and best-known book of The Lesser Key of Solomon (the Lemegeton), a 17th-century grimoire compiling seventy-two spirits said to have been bound by King Solomon. Each entry gives the spirit's rank in the infernal hierarchy. King, Duke, Prince, Marquis, Earl, Knight, or President, the number of legions it commands, the shape it takes when it appears, and its office: the knowledge or power it confers. Studied here as a historical and psychological artifact of the Western magical tradition, alongside the Angels & Demons it mirrors.

The seventy-two spirits are sorted into seven noble ranks, an infernal parody of a feudal court:

flowchart TD
    G["The 72 Spirits of the Ars Goetia"]
    G --> K["Kings"]
    G --> D["Dukes"]
    G --> Pr["Princes"]
    G --> Ma["Marquises"]
    G --> Ea["Earls"]
    G --> Kn["Knights"]
    G --> Pe["Presidents"]

The Seventy-Two Spirits

Spirit Rank Legions
Bael King 66
Buer President 50
Gusion Duke 40
Sitri Prince 60
Beleth King 85
Leraje Marquis 30
Eligos Duke 60
Zepar Duke 26
Botis President 60
Bathin Duke 30
Sallos Duke 30
Agares Duke 31
Purson King 22
Marax Great Earl and President 30 (some sources give 36)
Ipos Earl and Prince 36
Aim Duke 26
Naberius Marquis 19
Glasya-Labolas President 36
Bune Duke 30
Ronove Marquis and Great Earl 19
Berith Duke 26
Astaroth Duke 40
Vassago Prince 26
Forneus Marquis (Great Marquis) 29
Foras President (Mighty President) 29
Asmoday King (Great King) 72
Gaap Prince and President 66
Furfur Earl (Great Earl) 26
Marchosias Marquis (Great Marquis) 30
Stolas Prince (Great Prince) 26
Phenex Marquis (Great Marquis) 20
Halphas Earl (Great Earl) 26
Malphas President (Great President) 40
Samigina Marquis 30
Raum Earl (Great Earl) 30
Focalor Duke (Great Duke) 30
Vepar Duke (Great Duke) 29
Sabnock Marquis (Great Marquis) 50
Shax Great Marquis 30
Vine Great King and Earl 36
Bifrons Earl 6 (some manuscripts, 60)
Uvall Great Duke 37
Haagenti Great President 33
Crocell Great Duke 48
Marbas President 36
Furcas Knight 20
Balam Terrible King 40
Alloces Great Duke 36
Caim Great President 30
Murmur Great Duke and Earl 30
Orobas Great Prince 20
Gremory Strong Duke 26
Ose Great President 3 (some manuscripts, 30)
Amy Great President 36
Orias Marquis 30
Valefor Duke 10
Vapula Duke 36
Zagan King 33
Valac President 38
Andras Marquis 30
Haures Duke 36
Andrealphus Marquis 30
Cimejes Marquis 20
Amdusias Duke 29
Belial King 50 (or 80 in some accounts)
Decarabia Marquis 30
Amon Marquis 40
Seere Prince 26
Dantalion Duke 36
Andromalius Earl 36
Barbatos Duke 30
Paimon King 200
  • Angels & Demons, the collection this belongs to
  • Kabbalah, the tradition the grimoires draw their names and hierarchies from

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