“The dragon of three heads, who removes the dead and makes men rich.”
The Spirit
Bune — also spelled Bime or Bimé — is the twenty-sixth spirit of the Ars Goetia, a great and strong Duke of the infernal hierarchy. The grimoire describes him as a dragon with three heads: the head of a dog, the head of a griffin, and the head of a man. This triple-headed serpentine form gives Bune a commanding and formidable aspect, and the tradition notes that he speaks with a high and comely voice, a detail that softens the fearsomeness of his appearance.
Among the offices of the Lesser Key, Bune’s are notably tied to the dead and to wealth, associations that place him at the intersection of the funerary and the fortunate. He is remembered as one of the more articulate and dignified of the Goetic dukes.
Office
The Goetia holds that Bune changes the place of the dead, causing them to be moved and gathering demons upon the graves of the departed. He makes men eloquent and wise, and gives true answers to demands put to him. Most prominently, he makes men rich, bestowing wealth upon the operator — an office that made him one of the more sought-after spirits for those concerned with fortune as well as with wisdom and speech.
Attributes
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Number | 26 |
| Rank | Duke |
| Legions | 30 |
| Appearance | A three-headed dragon (dog, griffin, man), speaking with a comely voice |