   asmodeus (; , asmodaios) or ashmedai (; , Ê¾aÅ¡mÉdÊ¾Äy; see below for other variations) is a king of demons"asmodeus" in the new encyclopaedia britannica. chicago: encyclopaedia britannica inc., 15th edn., 1992, vol. 1, p. 635. mostly known from the deutero-canonical book of tobit, in which he is the primary antagonist. the demon is also mentioned in some talmudic legends, for instance, in the story of the construction of the temple of solomon. he was supposed by some renaissance christians to be the king of the nine hells. asmodeus also is referred to as one of the seven princes of hell. in binsfeld's classification of demons, each one of these princes represents one of the seven deadly sins (lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, envy, and pride). asmodeus is the demon of lust and is therefore responsible for twisting people's sexual desires. it is said in asmodeus; or, the devil on two sticks that people who fall to asmodeus' ways will be sentenced to an eternity in the second level of hell. asmodeus; or, the devil on two sticks by alain rene le sage - 1841 - london - joseph thomas == etymology == the name asmodai is believed to derive from avestan language *aÄÅ¡ma-daÄva, where aÄÅ¡ma means "wrath", and daÄva signifies "demon" or "divine being". while the daÄva aÄÅ¡ma is thus zoroastrianism's demon of wrath and is also well attested as such, the compound aÄÅ¡ma-daÄva is not attested in scripture. it is nonetheless likely that such a form did exist, and that the book of tobit's "asmodaios" () and the talmud's "ashmedai" () reflect it.{{cite book | last = stave | first = erik | editor = singer, isidore; adler, cyrus; et al. | origyear = 1901â1906 | year = 2002 | title = jewish encyclopedia | publisher = funk & wagnalls | location = new york | chapter = Ãshma (asmodeus, ashmedai) | lccn = 16-014703 | chapterurl = http://jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=873&letter=a&search=asmode
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