He comes with a great host, crowned, and dreadful in his crying.
The Spirit
Paimon is the ninth spirit of the Ars Goetia and one of its most exalted kings, ranked by the tradition among the most obedient to Lucifer of all the seventy-two. He is said to rule in the western quarter and to arrive with great ceremony — preceded by a host of spirits and by the sound of trumpets and cymbals — which marks him as a figure of unusual dignity within the catalogue. His voice, when he first appears, is described as loud and roaring, so that the operator was counselled to compel him to speak plainly.
The compilers pictured him crowned and enthroned, riding upon a dromedary, a king of great state whose arrival demanded the honours of his rank.
Office
The Goetia states that Paimon teaches all arts and sciences and every secret thing. He gives dignities and confirmations, binds men to the operator’s will, and grants good familiars. He is said to reveal the mysteries of the earth, the winds, and the waters, and to disclose the mind of the one who summons him. His office is thus encyclopedic — a teacher of the whole compass of knowledge and a giver of standing and command — which secured his high place in the esteem of the tradition.
Attributes
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Number | 9 |
| Rank | King |
| Legions | 200 |
| Appearance | A crowned man riding a dromedary, preceded by a host with trumpets and cymbals, crying loudly at his coming |