Gaap

(Art by Louis Le Breton)

**Gaap** is the thirty third demon of the Ars Goetia and a Great Prince or President of Hell spoken of in demonological texts.

## Overview

In demonological lore, Gaap is attributed with various abilities, including providing medical care for women, facilitating transformations to aid in romantic pursuits, and even rendering individuals infertile. It's also sometimes suggested that Gaap was among the Powers before the War in Heaven, although these beliefs and narratives are not part of mainstream religious or academic perspectives and are primarily found in esoteric and occult traditions.

In demonological sources, Gaap is often described as holding the title of a President among demons.It's also mentioned that Gaap rules over sixty-six legions of demons. These descriptions are part of the esoteric and occult traditions that ascribe specific attributes and roles to various demons and entities.

He is often summoned to save people from the imprisonment of witches and sorcerers, and teaches the conjurer about the past, the present, and the future, as well as teaching them great musical skills and the arcane arts. In certain texts popular among ancient witches, he is said to provide health care and advices to women about beautifying themselves using both natural and supernatural means to attract others.

In certain demonological and occult texts, Gaap is indeed associated with necromancers, and it's mentioned that he was first invoked by Noah's son, Ham, along with another demon called Beleth. Additionally, it's sometimes suggested that Gaap belonged to the order of potestates, a classification of demons or spirits within these belief systems.

He is said to enjoy smoking. Because of this, conjurers often prepare a cigarette or a cigar when preparing to summon him. He's often mistook by others to be a vampire, which annoyed him greatly.

In various occult grimoires and demonological texts, including the "Lesser Key of Solomon" and the "Pseudomonarchia Daemonum," Gaap is indeed identified as one of the cardinal spirits. However, there can be variations in the assignment of cardinal directions to specific spirits across different texts and traditions. In some sources, Gaap is associated with the south, while in others, he may be linked to the west. These cardinal spirits are considered significant entities in ceremonial magic and demonology, each associated with specific powers and attributes according to the particular tradition or text in which they appear.

## Powers and Abilities

* **Powers of the Ars Goetia**: Gaap has been granted by his colleagues to have all the powers of the goetia which allows him to have a vast mastery of the hellfire to shape or cover the battle area of ​​hellfire by incinerating anything. and other various abilities such as invisibility.
* **Hell-Fire Manipulation**: It can shoot hellfire out of the hands in a serpentine fashion that follows the target until it hits it and it can incinerate an angel and the body of a human being reduces human souls to nothing.
* **Umbrakinesis**: can create projectile-like spheres of pure darkness that can pierce a living being can kill an angel, archon, archuta and djinn. can create myriads of bullet-like spheres and shoot them consecutively can decide whether darkness assimilates the opponent.
* **Bio-Explosion**: Gaap uses dark energy to explode a person from the inside cell by cell being blown up with all that's left being a little blood to possibly a lot of blood.