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Agrat bat Mahalat

The Dancing Roof Demon; Mistress of Sorceresses

**Also known as:** Igrat bat Mahalat; Ograt bat Mahalat; Agrath bat Mahalath

Agrat bat Mahalat (Hebrew for “Agrat daughter of Mahalat”) is a queen of Demons. She commands 180,000 malicious spirits (18 legions of 10,000 each). She also rides through the air in her big chariot leading smaller bands of angels of destruction. Lilith is her rival and competitor.

According to a legend, Agrat came upon King David sleeping in the desert and coupled with him while he dreamed. She conceived and bore Ashmodai, King Solomon’s brother, rival, and alter ego.

Agrat may be a fierce Demon queen, but she is also a spirit of wisdom. She trains witches, procures succubi, and is believed to be the spirit who communicated magical secrets to Amemar, a fifth-century CE Jewish scholar. Agrat is allegedly more interested in human men than women, or at least they are the ones who are strongly cautioned against her. Men are traditionally advised not to be alone, sleep alone, or enter the water during the times of the week when Agrat is most powerful, lest they fall under her spell.

**Days**: Agrat is at the peak of her power on Wednesday and Friday nights. At other times, Agrat inhabits places uninhabited by people (that’s where you’ll find her), but on those two nights she can go where she will and do as she likes. Once upon a time, Agrat was free to come and go as she pleased, wherever and whenever she wanted, but a compromise with Hanina ben Dosa, first-century Galilean rabbi, wonderworker, exorcist and general thorn-in-her-side restricted her powers. He agreed to halt his attempts to completely banish her, and she agreed to start keeping regular hours.

Metatron and Sandalphon are great angels: the angelic incarnations of the prophets Enoch and Elijah respectively.

**Numbers**: 5 and 7

## A Fifteenth-Century Spell to Receive a Visit at Night from a Succubus

This spell derives from a fifteenth-century manuscript, which recommends that it be cast on Saturday or Tuesday evenings, before or after Agrat goes riding with her host.

1. Have a separate, private room ready with clean, white sheets.
2. The supplicant should wear clean, white clothing.
3. Fumigate the room and the bed with aloes wood (agar; oud) saying:

I adjure you, Agrat bat Mahalat, Queen Demon with the great, strong, and terrible Name,
With the name of the Holy Angels and with the name of Bilar the heroic, King of Demons

That you send me (Name) daughter of (Name), the beautiful maiden from among the maidens who follow you,

Whose number is like the number of the days of the year

And with the names of Metatron and Sandalphon.

The end of the spell reads:

“And the knowledgeable will understand.”

**See Also:** Ashmodai; Lilith; Mahalat; King Solomon

## Information Source

Encyclopedia of Spirits: The Ultimate Guide to the Magic of Fairies, Genies, Demons, Ghosts, Gods & Goddesses by Judika Illes
Antaura

**Origin**: Greek

Antaura, a disease Demon, lives in the sea. She enters a human head, infecting it with lingering, protracted migraines. She is counteracted by Artemis of Ephesus. Artemis prevents Antaura from entering humans and may divert her toward cattle instead.

If one suspects Antaura of causing harm, the next step is to invoke Artemis. The confrontation between them is the subject of several amulets found in a third-century CE coffin in Roman Carnuntum, now Austria. The amulets themselves should be sufficient to ward off Antaura.

**Manifestation:** She is described as shouting like a deer and crying like an ox.

**Elements:** Wind (Air); water

**Animals:** Deer, ox

**See also:** Artemis of Ephesus

## Information Source

Encyclopedia of Spirits: The Ultimate Guide to the Magic of Fairies, Genies, Demons, Ghosts, Gods & Goddesses by Judika Illes
Bona Dea

**Origin:** Rome

Bona Dea literally means the “good goddess” and refers to female spirits exclusively venerated by women. Because these were Mystery traditions from which men were excluded, little documented information about the Bona Dea survives. Several different goddesses were classified among the Bona Dea. References to the Bona Dea are generally believed to refer to Fauna.

**See Also:** Baubo; Fauna; Maia; Mystery

## Information Source

Encyclopedia of Spirits: The Ultimate Guide to the Magic of Fairies, Genies, Demons, Ghosts, Gods & Goddesses by Judika Illes
Ayao

**Origin**: Yoruba

**Classification:** Orisha

Ayao is the orisha of the whirlwind, Oya’s younger sister. Like her sister, Ayao is a powerful, fierce, smart spirit. They are venerated together. Beyond wind phenomenon, whirlwinds are emblems of witchcraft and magic power. Ayao’s ally is Osanyin, orisha of plants. She is a font of botanical and magical knowledge, learned directly from Osain, which she may be petitioned to share with devotees.

**Attribute:** Crossbow

**Realms:** She lives in the forest and travels in the form of a whirlwind or cyclone.

**Colours:** Brown, green (the colors of bark and leaves)

**Animal:** Snake

**Number:** 9 (shared with Oya)

**See also:** Orisha; Osain; Oya

## Information Source

Encyclopedia of Spirits: The Ultimate Guide to the Magic of Fairies, Genies, Demons, Ghosts, Gods & Goddesses by Judika Illes
Abaddon

Abaddon (Apollyon) is the angel of death, destruction, and the netherworld. The name Abaddon is derived from the Hebrew term for “to destroy” and means “place of destruction.” Apollyon is the Greek name.

In magic Abaddon is often equated with Satan and Samael. His name is evoked in conjuring spells for malicious deeds. Abaddon is the prince who rules the seventh hierarchy of demons, the Erinyes, or Furies, who govern powers of evil, discord, war, and devastation.
Originally, Abaddon was a place and not an angel or being. In rabbinic writings and the Old Testament, Abaddon is primarily a place of destruction and a name for one of the regions of Gehenna. The term occurs six times in the Old Testament. In Proverbs 15:11 and 27:20, it is named with Sheol as a region of the underworld. In Psalm 88:11, Abaddon is associated with the grave and the underworld.

In Job 26:6, Abaddon is associated with Sheol. Later, Job 28:22 names Abaddon and Death together, implying personiﬁed beings. In Revelation 9:10, Abaddon is personiﬁed as the king of the abyss, the bottomless pit of hell. Revelation also cites the Greek version of the name, Apollyon, probably a reference to Apollo, Greek god of pestilence and destruction.
Banishing Spell for a Home

This is a spell to banish any unwanted influences in your home. It consists of an elemental banishing ritual, followed by a cleansing and purification of your home. This spell is an ideal way to prepare a new living space before you move in. It will take away any remnants of the old tenants that were there before you and let you move into a fresh, new space.

#### Banishing Using the Elements

This banishing should be done after you have cast a circle. Try to do it in a central part of the place you want to cleanse of residual energy. Before you call the elements to attend, go to the west side of the circle and face outwards.

Draw a banishing pentagram (point downward towards the earth) with your index finger or athame.  Next, point towards the center of this imaginary pentagram.

Physically push your finger outwards slowly, while also pushing outward with your own energy. Say: “Go, or be cast into the depths of the flood!” Move to the south and repeat your actions, saying: “Go, or be cast into the flames!”

Move to the east and repeat your actions, saying: “Go, or be rent by the grinding earthquakes!”

Move to the north and pause to gather yourself and close the circle before drawing the final pentagram and saying: “Go, or be torn apart by the whirlwind!”

Turn back into the center and forcefully say, “I  banish you! I banish you! I banish you! BEGONE!” while clapping and clattering and making a great deal of noise.

#### Cleansing and Purification

For this part, start by giving the house a thorough cleaning with brooms and vacuums and dust rags. Pick everything up and put it in its place. Clean all the dishes and laundry that you can and make sure that the house is as clean as possible. When you are finished, take some salt water and sprinkle it all over every room in the house, including inside cupboards and wardrobes. Sprinkle some into each corner of the room, across every windowsill, and in front of every door. When this is done, light some incense that has the effect of making you feel peaceful (sage or sandalwood are good options). Carefully carry this incense throughout the house, making certain that each room is filled by the scent. Ask for the blessings of the Gods to be in the house and for the house to be filled with laughter and peace. Hang up any charms that you might have that bring good luck and leave them up for a week or so to let them fully permeate the rooms.
Aveta

**Origin:** Celtic

Aveta is a mysterious Celtic goddess about whom little information survives. Archaeological evidence indicates that her shrine in Trier on the Moselle River by a healing spring was a pilgrimage site. Inscriptions dedicated to her have been found in Switzerland and throughout France: she may once have been a very prominent goddess.

**Iconography:** She is depicted as a woman holding a swaddled baby, lapdog, or baskets of fruit.

**Attributes:** Her attributes are the clue to her powers:

* Fruit baskets indicate abundance and prosperity, agricultural and otherwise.
* The swaddled infant indicates fertility and safe, successful childbirth.
* Lapdogs are Celtic emblems of healing.

**Offerings:** Clay votive images of Aveta have been found, indicating she may have been given images of herself.

**See Also:** Arnemetia; Nantosuelta; Nehal ennia; Sequana; Sulis

## Information Source

Encyclopedia of Spirits: The Ultimate Guide to the Magic of Fairies, Genies, Demons, Ghosts, Gods & Goddesses by Judika Illes
African

These are the pantheons located in the continent of Africa and are primarily associated with the local beliefs. The continent of Africa is home to a variety of different countries each with their own pantheons and local beliefs.  This page is home to a variety of them.

## Yoruba

OlorunYemojaBaron SamediAgweAnansiMami Waters
The Nahasapimapetilon Kids

The Nahasapimapetilon Kids are A Group of 10 Mono Element Portal Masters, the are The Children of Apu and Manjulah,

There are 5 Boys and 5 Girls, A Majority of them are 9 Year old Octupletes, but there are 7 year old Twins Born 3 Years after the Others.

## Trivia

* The Octupletes were Born in the 1999 Simpsons Episode, 8 Misbehaving. It is not seen when the Twins came into the World

* How they became Portal Masters is Not Known

* Anoop, Nabendu and Sashi Mention one of their Partners In their Quote

* Intrestingly Nebandu Refers to Pit Boss as Sama, Which was kept in the English Version

* The Original Octupletes represent the 8 Elements that have been there since the Begining, The 2 New Twins (Aadya and Sai) Represent the 2 Opposing Elements intoduced in Trap Team

* They all Weild a wand with a tip that Reflects Their Element

Sashi, Mini Tornado

Poonam. Pink Flower

Nebendu, Bone

Sandeep, Rock

Aadya. Lightbulb

Anoop. Flame

Uma, Seashell

Pria, Comet

Gheet. Iron Ore

Sai. Unknown Silhouette
Antevorta

**Origin:** Etruscan

**Feast**: 11 January, 15 January

Antevorta is the spirit of the future. Her sister, Postvorta, is the spirit of the past. They are traditionally invoked together: as long as you know what’s going on in the present, the two sisters can provide any other needed information. They travel in Carmenta’s entourage.

* Antevorta has dominion over childbirth and women’s reproductive organs and disorders: invoke for healing and protection.
* Antevorta, meaning “before change,” is also known as Prorsa or Porrima, indicating “head first” or “straight ahead,” the correct position for a baby’s birth: request her help if a baby is not in correct position.

**Favored people:** Diviners, fortune-tellers, meteorologists, all who earn their living via predictions

**Iconography:** She is depicted with her sister in an image reminiscent of Janus:
each sister faces in a different direction. One looks forward (Antevorta); one looks back.

**Planet:** Moon

**Element:** Water

**See Also:** Carmenta; Janus; Postvorta

## Information Source

Encyclopedia of Spirits: The Ultimate Guide to the Magic of Fairies, Genies, Demons, Ghosts, Gods & Goddesses by Judika Illes
Allotriophagy

The vomiting or disgorgement of strange or foul objects, usually associated with someone possessed by or obsessed with the Devil or other demons. Such actions also once were seen as illusions or spells caused by witches or as attempts at suicide by the mentally deranged. Most treatises on possession written during the Renaissance and later included the vomiting of unusual objects as an indication that the Devil had entered a person’s body. The objects vomited by the victim could be anything from live animals, such as toads, snakes, worms or butterflies, to pieces of iron, nails, small files, pins, needles, feathers, stones, cloth, shards of glass, hair, seaweed or foam.

Simon Goulart, a 15th-century historian, tells of a young girl whose abdomen continually swelled as if she were pregnant. Upon receiving drugs, the girl began vomiting a huge mass of hair, food, wax, long iron nails and brass needles. In another account, Goulart says a man named William, succumbing to the fervent prayers of his master’s wife, Judith, began vomiting the entire front part of a pair of shepherd’s trousers, a serge jacket, stones, a woman’s peruke (hairpiece), spools of thread, needles and a peacock feather. William claimed that the Devil had placed the items in his throat. Finally, Goulart relates the case of 30 children in Amsterdam in 1566 who became frenzied, vomiting pins, needles, thimbles, bits of cloth and pieces of broken jugs and glass. Efforts by doctors, exorcists and sorcerers had no effect, and the children suffered recurrent attacks.
B-17E Flying Fortress

B-17E is a heavy bomber with less focus on wide AoE and more on attacking a single row. Ideally, you will not sortie her on her own - she really wants another Stardust Union bomber on the field to help activate her skills. Besides her passive, her SP Attack also gets boosted - in fact, it adds a **whole extra attack**, making it extremely powerful against a row of enemies. This way, you can use AoE from her skillset against large groups of enemies, and save CP for a massive attack against the remaining tough targets, like bosses.

Note that both Heavy and Medium bombers count for activation requirements - meaning that currently you have two choices for her teammates: B-24 Liberator or B-25B Mitchell.

If you don't want to (or can't) bring another friendly Stardust bomber, you can still use her well enough with the standard bomber AoE skills, though she will not be as powerful as B-24 Liberator in this role.

Her another passive boosts her Evasion and Luck, though since the effects of luck are not well explored currently, it is hard to say how much she benefits.

## **Initial Statistics**

 Ground FP
 244

 18

## **Maxed Statistics**

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## **Special Skill**

 Explosives Addiction
 Powerful AoE attack. If there is another Stardust Union Bomber on the field, attacks for a second time

## **Modification Skill**

 Combat Box Formation
 Increase Damage Reduction for all Stardust Union Bombers

## **Rarity Skill**

 Goddess of Luck
 Increase own Luck (small). When attacked, increase own Luck and Evasion (small)

## Positions

* Strategic
* Tactical

## **Equipment**

**Weapon**

**Equip**

**Shell**

Refer to Modification for modification costs

## **Rarity Upgrade Bonus**

Limit breaking rarity gives you boosts to statistics and activation of Rarity Skill

Additional units raise alloy cost accordingly

## Trivia

* B-17 Flying Fortress started her debut in July 1935 and saw combat during WW2. She became famous for its role on the Battle of Midway, sinking of the Japanese battleship Hiei, and the most important part which was the strategic bombing campaign of the USAAF to Germany.
Alembic

An alembic is in alchemy, a glass flask used for the process of distillation to obtain purified substances. The term alembic comes from the Arabic term for a still, al-anbiq. The alembic has two sections. Liquids are heated in the bottom section, and the resulting vapours rise into the top section where they condense and are channelled into a long spout.

One type of alembic is called the pelican because of its long, downward-pointing spout.
Angus Mac Og

*The Young Son; Angus of the Birds*

**Also known as:** Aengus; Oengus; Aonghus

**Classification:** Tuatha Dé Danaan

**Origin:** Ireland

Angus Mac Og is the Lord of Love: he helps lovers in need and in peril.
For Angus, there is no such thing as an impossible love: he helps true love defy all odds. When love goes wrong, he comforts and protects the heartbroken.
Angus is the fruit of illicit love. The Dagda and Boann had a passionate encounter. To hide her pregnancy, Boann forced the sun to stand still for the duration of her pregnancy; thus Angus was conceived and born on the very same day. (Another version suggests that it was the Dagda who placed the sun on hold first to keep Boann’s husband from returning home and then to allow time for pregnancy and childbirth.)

After birth, his father took him home where Angus became a champion hurler.

Angus stars in his very own love story. In The Dream of Angus, written down in the eighth century, Angus literally falls in love with the woman of his dreams. He has some work to do before he can attain her, but attain her he does because no love is impossible for Angus. Needless to say, he and his beloved live happily ever after. Petition him if your love faces impossible obstacles. Angus can inspire you to discover solutions to your desperate romantic dilemmas.

**Favoured people:** Lovers and those who wish to be lovers; he may be patron of hurlers, too.

**Consort**: Caer

**Palace**: Brugh na Boinne, now called New-grange, a giant megalithic tomb estimated to have been erected circa 3200 BCE.

**See Also:** Boann; the Dagda; Etain; Tuatha Dé Danaan

## Information Source

Encyclopedia of Spirits: The Ultimate Guide to the Magic of Fairies, Genies, Demons, Ghosts, Gods & Goddesses by Judika Illes
Al-farabi

Al-farabi (d. 954) was an Arab alchemist second to Jabir Ibn Hayyan (Geber) in repute during his lifetime.

Al-farabi was a learned man who led a wandering life in search of the secrets of alchemy. He entertained at court but never accepted invitations to stay. He said he would never rest until he discovered the philosopher’s stone. In Syria he entertained the Sultan Seiffeddoulet and the same evening set out on a journey through the desert. He was set upon by thieves and murdered.

Al-farabi is said to have authored several manuscripts on alchemy and the sciences, but none survive.

## Information Source

The Encyclopedia of Magic and Alchemy  Written by Rosemary Ellen Guiley
Bitoso

*The Faster*

**Origin:** Romani (Transylvanian Gypsy)

Bitoso is a little multiheaded worm who causes headaches, stomachaches, and eliminates appetite. His children cause colic, cramps, toothache, and tinnitus, as well as unexplained ringing in the ears.

When the disease Demon Schilalyi began molesting her siblings as well as humans, her brother Melalo told their father, the king of the Demonic Loçolico spirits, that Schilalyi needed a spouse. Melalo advised the king to urinate on garlic, eat it, and then have sex with his wife Ana. She conceived and gave birth to Bitoso, who married Schilalyi.

**See Also:** Ana; Keshalyi; Loçolico; Melalo; Schilalyi

## Information Source

Encyclopedia of Spirits: The Ultimate Guide to the Magic of Fairies, Genies, Demons, Ghosts, Gods & Goddesses by Judika Illes
Boromu

**Classification:** Orisha

Boromu is lord of dryness and desiccation. Although this is his essence and he is responsible for those conditions, he is also petitioned for relief and alleviation. Boromu spends time at the court of Olokun, Spirit of the Sea and so is well acquainted with the powers of water.

Boromu is little known in the Western Hemisphere. He is the orisha of the desert, which may be why he does not seem to have survived the Middle Passage from Africa, home of the Sahara and Sahel, to the Caribbean or Brazil, Western Hemisphere strongholds of Yoruba spiritual traditions.

Boromu is not exactly a spirit of death, but he is a spirit of not-life. Boromu has dominion over dry bones and skeletons. Desiccated corpses or mummies presumably come under his dominion, too. He transmits the withering effects associated with the Evil Eye. Boromu rules contraceptives, abortifacients, and botanicals that eliminate or minimize chances of pregnancy. He may be the orisha who administered an herbal potion to Yewá causing her to abort her illegitimate child. He has a very complex relationship with her and is sometimes described as her spouse or messenger.

Boromu is traditionally venerated in conjunction with Yewá and/or Olokun. If you love the desert, you may be under his patronage, as are those who work with bones. In the face of floods or excess moisture, he may be helpful. Boromu is the master of herbal contraceptives and may be petitioned for information and assistance. He may also be beneficial in cases of severely dry eczema, psoriasis, or other skin disorders.

**Manifestation:** Boromu’s sand-coloured robes mimic the rippling motion of sand dunes.

**See Also:** Olokun; Orisha; Yewá

## Information Source

Encyclopedia of Spirits: The Ultimate Guide to the Magic of Fairies, Genies, Demons, Ghosts, Gods & Goddesses by Judika Illes
Aitvaras

**Origin:** Baltic

The Aitvaras traditionally serves as a family guardian. They are powerful spirits with dominion over wealth and relationships who bring happiness, good fortune, and abundance to those they love, often quietly and anonymously. *However*, if angry or offended, the Aitvaras causes fires and disasters. The Aitvaras lives in forests or celestial realms, but it may be persuaded to join a family at home. An Aitvaras attached to a family can be sent to steal from other people. The Aitvaras was traditionally sent to raid barns or granaries but can theoretically retrieve anything.

The Aitvaras does not get along with Perkunas. Perhaps predictably for a spirit that usually manifests in the form of a flaming snake, it was Demonized post-Christianity.

**Manifestations:** An Aitvaras may appear as a golden rooster; a large fire-breathing dragon; a small grass snake with a long tail, which emits light as he flies through the air (yes, a flying snake); a huge snake with a flaming head; or a snake formed entirely of fire.

**Sacred tree**: Wild pear tree

**Offering**: Serve an Aitvaras cooked meals that haven’t been tasted by anyone else, even during the cooking process.

**See Also:** Perkunas; Snake Spirits

## Information Source

Encyclopedia of Spirits: The Ultimate Guide to the Magic of Fairies, Genies, Demons, Ghosts, Gods & Goddesses by Judika Illes
Bon Spirits

**Origin:** Tibet

Bon is the name given the spiritual tradition practiced in Tibet prior to the arrival of Buddhism. Bon recognizes thousands of spirits although only a small number are consistently, dependably friendly toward people. Many Bon spirits are volatile, unpredictable, and temperamental, but rituals exist to propitiate, appease, or exorcise them.

Most of those thousands of spirits are localized: tied to a specific region, land, or natural formation: a rock or tree, for instance. Many are identified by the names of the locations in which they reside. Every building has its own presiding spirit.

Spirits are classified as peaceful or wrathful and further divided by type:

* Klu (water spirits)
* Nan (spirits of trees and stones)
* Sadag (earth spirits)
* Tsan (sky spirits usually found atop mountains)

Each human being possesses a cadre of at least five spirits (benevolent and malevolent) who are born with you and who reside within you. Every life may be understood as involving the struggle between various spirits encountered.

Bon possesses an extremely complex cosmology. Historically there has been a contentious relationship between Buddhist and Bon practitioners (for political as well as spiritual reasons), including a century of religious warfare in the ninth and tenth centuries, but Tenzin Gyatso, the present Dalai Lama, has expressed support for Bon as it is so close to the heart of Tibetan culture.

**See Also:** Ekajata; Khadiravani; Klu; Padmasambhava; Palden Lhamo

## Information Source

Encyclopedia of Spirits: The Ultimate Guide to the Magic of Fairies, Genies, Demons, Ghosts, Gods & Goddesses by Judika Illes
Amentat

*Lady of the West*

**Also known as:** Ament; Amentit; Imentet; Imentit

**Origin:** Egypt or Libya

Amentat is the friendly spirit who welcomes dead souls to the ancient Egyptian realm of the dead, Amenty, the Western Land. She may or may not be a path of Hathor. She may be a spirit whose veneration and identity were eventually absorbed by Hathor. She may or may not be identical with Amunet. Amentat resides in a tree on the edge of the desert from whence she can guard and observe the gates to Amenty.

She is invoked for a peaceful death and for assistance in the afterlife.

**Iconography:** Amentat wears the hieroglyph indicating “west” on her head. She may have wings. Her image appears frequently on ancient Egyptian tombs and sarcophagi.

**Attributes:** A scepter and an ankh (symbolic of life, because in Egyptian cosmology life continued after death, at least for those who passed the final judgment)

**Bird:** Hawk

**Spirit allies:** Isis and Nephthys

**See Also:** Amunet; Hathor

## Information Source

Encyclopedia of Spirits: The Ultimate Guide to the Magic of Fairies, Genies, Demons, Ghosts, Gods & Goddesses by Judika Illes
Aje-Shaluga

**Classification**: Orisha

Ajé-Shaluga, orisha of wealth, trade, and cash, may manifest in male or female form. In Nigeria, Ajé-Shaluga is generally, although not always, understood as male, but some Cuban traditions consider her female. In West Africa, small white cowrie shells once served as currency. Ajé-Shaluga’s attribute is the large tiger cowrie, which was not currency, but finding one unexpectedly is considered a sign of Ajé-Shaluga’s protection, favour, and blessings.

Those favoured by Ajé-Shaluga never lack and are never poor. In various myths, Ajé-Shaluga assists other orishas, too. During Oshun’s period of intense poverty, she owned only one dress, which she, a fastidious spirit, washed daily in the river. Ajé-Shaluga saw her from the watery depths, fell in love with her, and emerged, bringing gifts of cowries (cash) and golden treasure, setting her on the road to financial stability and wealth.

**Attribute:** Tiger cowrie shell

**Element:** Water

**Spirit allies:** Ajé-Shaluga is a river spirit closely associated with Yemaya, Olokun, and Oshun.

## Information Source

Encyclopedia of Spirits: The Ultimate Guide to the Magic of Fairies, Genies, Demons, Ghosts, Gods & Goddesses by Judika Illes
Athanor

A key symbol of alchemy, the Athanor is the furnace of the Alchemists. However, as with everything else in alchemy, the Athanor is no simple piece of laboratory equipment. Regarded as the vessel in which transmutation takes place, the Athanor exists on a metaphysical level, too, as the Orphic Egg or as a place of ultimate creation, a kind of universal womb.
Belphegor

*Master of the Opening*

Once upon a time, Belphegor was Ba’al Peor, also known as Ba’al Phegor, patron of Moab, an ancient kingdom located along the Dead Sea’s eastern shore, now in modern Jordan. According to Demonologists, Belphegor is the Demon of discoveries. He tempts people and leads them to ruin by inspiring them to create ingenious products and innovations that are destined to fail. Belphegor is also the Demon of sloth, who encourages people to fantasize and procrastinate rather than produce.

In 1955, Australian artist Rosaleen Norton (1917–1979) was charged with obscenity for an exhibition of several paintings including one entitled Belphegor.

Belphegor is guardian of France, especially Paris, where he allegedly lives. He preserves and protects erotic, risqué aspects of French culture (French postcards; Paris cabarets). He can bestow wealth and inspiration and can allegedly guide you toward the creation of new inventions (if you can trust him not to destroy you in the process). Legends suggest that he enjoys sowing discord, causing dissension, and luring people to ruin via their own greed.

**Manifestations:** Belphegor is a shape-shifter who takes pleasure in manifesting in surprising ways. He may appear as a beautiful naked woman or a fierce horned spirit with jagged claws. He is sometimes described as having a perpetually open mouth, but this derives from a misunderstanding of his name. The openings of which he is master include caves, crevices, wombs, and vaginas. Once upon a time Ba’al Phegor presided over mystic, erotic rites on Mount Phegor, condemned by Hebrew prophets as “abominations.”

**Iconography:** The original Ba’al Phegor was venerated in the form of a phallus; the Demon Belphegor is sometimes depicted seated on a toilet: medieval sorcerers engaged in commanding Demons often felt compelled to insult spirits to prove to authorities that they weren’t secretly worshipping them.

**Offerings:** Absinthe; erotically shaped pastry

**See also:** Ba’al: Ba’al Peor; Bael; Demon

## Appearances in Modern Media

From Shin Megami TenseiFrom the Dictionnaire InfernalFrom Rage of BahamutFrom Monster StrikeFrom Age of IshtariaFrom Kamihime Project
## Information Source

Encyclopedia of Spirits: The Ultimate Guide to the Magic of Fairies, Genies, Demons, Ghosts, Gods & Goddesses by Judika Illes
Boreas

*The Devouring One*

**Origin:** Greece

Boreas, the North Wind, is the spirit of winter. Son of Eos and Astraios, brother of the Winds, Zephyrus, Eurus, and Notus; called Aquilo in Roman mythology, he is an aggressive spirit with a violent temper and a history of sexual violence. His home was in the Thracian Salmydessus on the Black Sea, because Boreas comes from the north, the Greeks identified him as Thracian.

According to legend, he carried off and raped Orithyia after her father Erechtheus, king of Athens, had refused to give her to Boreas in marriage. She resisted his advances, so he swept her up and brought her to Thrace. They had two sons, Calais and Zetes, known as the Boreads, and two daughters. Based on this abduction, the Athenians perceived Boreas as a kind of “in-law” and thus obliged to be their ally. When Athens was threatened by the Persian fleet, appeals were made to Boreas for protection. Four hundred Persian ships were allegedly sunk by the North Wind. Vergil’s Aeneid (books 10, 12) cite Boreas, as does Shakespeare’s Troilus and Cressida (1.3.37). In Western Renaissance art, Boreas appears in allegories of the Four Seasons as the personification of Winter. He is shown as an old man with flowing grey locks and wings.

Invoke Boreas when you need a North Wind. He is associated with the welfare of horses. His wives include mares; Boreas protects horses’ reproductive health. Roman author Pliny describes a belief that mares would conceive if their hindquarters were turned to face the north wind.

**Manifestation:** He is the wind, but he also manifests as an elderly, bearded winged man with wild, shaggy hair. His cloak billows. He may have snakes for feet. He also appears as a stallion.

**Iconography:** He is sometimes depicted with two faces, like Janus, facing front and back, indicating his ability to see the future and past.

**Attribute:** Conch shell

**Sacred animal:** Horses
**See Also:** Anemoi; Astraios; Bendis; Eos; Hyacinth; Janus

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Encyclopedia of World Mythology and Legend, Third Edition by Anthony S. Mercatante & James R. Dow
Abeona

**Origin**: Italian, pre-Roman

Abeona is the spirit of literal and metaphoric departures. She protects children in general, but especially the first time they leave home. Aboena may be petitioned to provide for a child's safety. Her name derives from a root verb indicating " to depart" or "go forth," but which also references death, and so she may also be petitioned to provide protection beyond the realm of the living. She has dominion over *all* kinds of departures: marriage, the military, educational opportunities, and death. She may be petitioned to safeguard children in comas, whose souls may be understood as having temporarily departed, as well as in any situation in which a child has become distant or is no longer truly with you. Aboena works in conjunction with a sister spirit, Adeona, goddess of safe returns. Together, they teach babies to walk. Abeona also guards travellers.

Petition: She is traditionally invoked by parents on behalf of their children and by travellers on behalf of themselves. Ideally, present the petition and make the offering before the journey begins so that she oversees the very first steps. Petition her in conjunction with Adeona if children do not begin walking at the expected age.

**Altar**: Create sacred space for her that incorporates gate and road imagery.

**Offerings**: Traveler's talismans

**See also**: Adeona

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Alicanto

**Origin:** South America

The Alicanto, a magical, nocturnal bird, looks nondescript in daylight, but at night, golden light gleams from its wings. Its luminous eyes are like lasers. The Alicanto is a beacon in the darkness. Miners and gold prospectors long for a glimpse of the Alicanto, as it allegedly leads to treasure. According to legend, the Alicanto subsists on gold and silver. It does not fly but runs with its arms extended (not because it absolutely can’t fly, but because its metallic diet renders it too heavy for flight; presumably a less well-fed Alicanto flies quite well).

The standard myth is that if the Alicanto is unaware of your presence, it will lead you to treasure, but if it sees you it will lead you to jagged cliffs and your doom. That underestimates the Alicanto, a magic bird. The Alicanto is well aware of the presence of onlookers as well as the value of precious metals (spiritual as well as economic).

* If the Alicanto favors you, it will lead you to treasure.
* If the Alicanto is displeased with you or is the vehicle of some punishment against you, then the bird leads you to danger.

The crucial thing to recall with the Alicanto is that no one is required to follow it. The Alicanto may be invoked in visualizations or appear in dreams.

**Home**: The Alicanto allegedly lives in small caves or crevices within mines.

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Acheri

**Origin:** India

Acheri are deadly disease spirits who manifest in the most innocuous of forms: as little girls. They may be ghosts of small girls felled by disease or merely spirits who consistently take this form. The ghost lives on mountaintops and comes into valleys during the night for revelry. She preys on those her own size: if she casts her shadow over children, they become fatally ill. The Acheri will not harm those who wear the colour red. Tie a scarlet thread or ribbon around a child’s wrist or neck for protection. Similarly, in European lore, red charms protect against bewitchment and harm from evil spirits and witches.

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Aganyu

**Also known as:** Agaju; Agallu; Agayu

**Classification**: Orisha

Aganyu is the primordial spirit of the forces of Earth, especially violent, powerful, cataclysmic upheavals. When tectonic plates move, that’s Aganyu. He is the orisha of volcanoes. Lava is his breath. Aganyu is a violently passionate orisha. Like a volcano, his emotions build, bottle up, and then explode. He is not necessarily intentionally dangerous, but his power is too overwhelming for most people to deal with directly, and so he often communicates via the orisha Shango, with whom he is very close. Depending on the version of his myth, Shango may be Aganyu’s son or brother. (Likewise depending on the myth, Yemaya may be Aganyu’s sister and/or wife.)

Aganyu is generally a solitary spirit who dwells in the wilderness. He is the patron of travel and transportation and is syncretized to Saint Christopher, whose feast day he shares. He Demonstrates displeasure by causing aneurysms, high blood pressure, sudden strokes, and traffic accidents. He may also be petitioned to alleviate any of these situations or prevent them. Shango serves as a mediator; an altar may be built for both orishas.

**Favoured People**: Aganyu has a soft spot for children to whom he may be very kind and protective; he is also patron of porters and stevedores.

**Birds:** Red rooster, guinea hen

**Animals:** Bull, goat

**Colour:** Red

**Day:** Wednesday

**Feast:** 25 July

**Numbers:** 9, 16

**Offerings**: Nine fruits, nine crackers with red palm oil, and/or nine plantains drizzled with red palm oil; nine handkerchiefs or silk pocket squares each in a different solid colour

**See Also:** Orisha; Shango; Yemaya

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Anna Perenna

Anna Perenna is in Roman mythology, an ancient Italian goddess believed to be associated with the revolving year. Every month she renewed her youth and was therefore regarded as a goddess who bestowed long life. On the Ides (15th) of March (then the first month of the year) the Romans held a feast in her honour at the first milestone on the Flaminian Way.

According to Virgil’s Aeneid, Dido, Queen of Carthage, killed herself after she was abandoned by Aeneas. According to another legend, after Dido’s death, Carthage was invaded and her sister, Anna, had to flee. She ended up in Latium (Italy) where Aeneas, her sister’s former lover, was ruler. He welcomed the refugee, offering hospitality in his home. His wife, Lavinia, was profoundly jealous.

Dido appeared to Anna in a dream, warning her to flee again. Wandering, Anna encountered a river deity who carried her off. (This could be a euphemism. Other versions suggest she entered the river of her own volition. One way or another, she ended up in the drink.) People searching for her followed Anna’s footprints to the river, where they ended. Anna emerged from the river, explaining that she was now a water goddess and that her new name was Perenna, meaning “eternity.”

Anna Perenna is the spirit of the year, bringing peace and prosperity in her wake. She offers the gift of longevity. She was particularly loved by Roman Plebeians, with whom she sided in opposition to Patricians.

In another version of her myth, she was always a water spirit and her name derives from Amnis Perennis, the eternal stream or the never-ending stream.

**Planet:** Moon

**Days**: The Ides of March: first full moon of the Roman year or 15 March

**Feast**: 15 March

**Petition**: Drinking games were held in Anna Perenna’s honour on her feast day. Allegedly she will bestow a year of life for every glass downed in her honour.

**Place**: She is the presiding spirit of the River Numicus, possible site of her deification. Anna Perenna had a grove of fruit trees where her feast day was celebrated with picnicking and pleasure.

**See Also:** Car

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Encyclopedia of World Mythology and Legend, Third Edition by Anthony S. Mercatante & James R. Dow
Bishamonten

**Also known as:** Bishamon; Tamonten

**Origin:** Japan

Bishamon, spirit of benevolent authority, enforces justice, punishing criminals and malefactors. He protects people and their possessions. Bishamon is a Japanese manifestation of the Buddhist Dharma Protector, Vaishravana, who in turn may be an avatar of the Hindu Kubera, Lord of Wealth. Although theoretically, the three spirits may be identified as one, each manifests and behaves differently and has different concerns.

Bishamon is included among the Shiki Fujukin, the Seven Spirits of Good Luck.

**Favoured people:** Soldiers, warriors, physicians (warriors against illness)

**Iconography:** Bishamon usually appears in the guise of a samurai.

**Attribute:** Bishamon carries a small pagoda symbolizing the divine treasure house he guards (and whose treasure he distributes as he sees fit).

**Consort**: Kishijoten, who may or may not also be his sister

**See Also:** Eight Dharma Protectors; Kishijoten; Shiki Fujukin

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Ban Naomha

**Also known as**: Ban-na-Naomha

**Origin:** Ireland

Ban Naomha means “Woman of the Well” or “Lady of the Well.” She is an oracular spirit associated with the sacred well, Tober Kil-na-Greina, in County Cork. The well, whose name literally means “well of the fountain of the sun,” is located near the ruins of an old Pagan fort. It was hidden for centuries beneath overgrown marshes but rediscovered when a local farmer cleared the land. Based on carvings and artifacts found, the area was a holy Druid site. The well water allegedly has profound healing and blessing properties, and the well became a popular local pilgrimage until, possibly too popular, it was denounced by the local priest and public veneration ceased.

Ban Naomha is an elusive spirit who prefers to remain invisible. Only those gifted with second sight (psychic vision) can see her. She usually manifests in the form of a trout. Allegedly she will reveal herself and answer any question in response to this ritual at her well. If not conveniently located, try it in visualization and see what happens:

* Drink three cups of well water, then crawl around the well on your knees in a sun-wise direction three times.
* After the third round, place an egg-shaped stone on the altar by the well. (These stones, popularly called “stones of the sun” and found near the shrine, are white, shine when wet, and may resemble eggs.)
* Repeat twice more for a total of nine drinks and nine circumambulations. Three stones will be laid on the altar, and then Ban Naomha should appear.

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Autumn Equinox

At Autumn Equinox, the exiled Hero returns to His tribe as Priest-King, to lead them in renewing their commitment to the Hearth and the Heart of the Mysteries. At this point, the Red River of Blood and the white Celestial River of the Milky Way are joined by the Bone Ladder. Vows are re-affirmed, and the tribe or family is strengthened.

Almost every year we take our cauldron, hearthstone and ancestral skull to the ocean, to wash and cleanse them under the moonlight with meditation and chanting before we gather round the ancient stone to renew our commitment to the Mysteries and to each other.

In many ways, this is the simplest and easiest rite for one who carries Sacred King, because the role of the King is passive. It is, however, deeply moving and emotional, to blood the hearthstone and reaffirm the vows as the Sacred King.
Ajitz

**Pronounced**: Ah-heetz

**Origin:** Maya

Ajitz is a Mayan word meaning “shaman,” “healer,” “wizard,” or “holy man” and is also the name given the spirit of a deified shaman. During the Spanish Conquest of Guatemala, Mayans, particularly those identified as traditional spiritual leaders, were converted to Christianity or killed for resisting. But not this particular shaman, who disappeared into the jungle carrying a doll in his own image and an axe, symbolizing his power to clear paths and cut through obstacles. He eventually reemerged as the spirit Ajitz, who is evoked to banish evil spirits and provide devotees with spiritual protection.

In Guatemala, traditional Spanish dance dramas depicting the conflict between Christians and Moors evolved into the Dance of the Conquest, depicting the battle between Christians and Mayans. The victors initially created the dance, and so the Christians clearly won. Over the years, however, the dance drama evolved and now features Ajitz in the role of a shaman who neither converts nor dies but survives. The dancers who impersonate him wear red painted masks and red clothes and carry axes and red dolls.

**Iconography:** Traditional wooden masks depict him with black eyes and hair, mustache, and beard. Statues are maintained on home altars. He is usually depicted enthroned but may stand, axe in hand, ready to strike. He is also represented by dance masks.

**Attributes:** Axe, his own image, scales

**Colour:** Red

**Offerings:** Occult tools, botanicals, cigars, alcoholic beverages

**See Also:** Maximon

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Atalanta

**Pantheon**: Greek

**Title**: Hunter of Chastity, Atalante

**Alignment**: Neutral - Evil

## Fate Lore

A famous huntress that appears in Greek mythology. She became famous after being the first one to drive in an arrow during the extermination of the Calydonian Boar.

Also, she is included as a member of the Argonautai, which assembled brave heroes from all over Greece.

**Height/Weight:** 166cm ・ 57kg

**Source:** Greek Mythology

**Region:** Greece

Her favourite dishes are apples and meat.

Atalanta was born as the daughter of the king of a certain country, but she was shunned by her father - who desired a son - and ended up being abandoned in a forest. Feeling pity, the goddess Artemis made a female bear give her milk and raise the girl. Upon reaching adulthood, Atalanta became a peerless huntress and accomplished many adventures - such as the extermination of the Calydonian Boar and participation in the Argonautai.

When suitors began to rush for her hand, the troubled Atalanta decided to turn it into a foot race contest. Although Atalanta would not lose to any man in a foot race, she fell on the cowardly scheme of a man who borrowed the help of a goddess and ended up getting married half-forcibly. Afterwards, it has been told that she was turned into a lion as punishment, but this is unsure.

The bow which she carries, Tauropolos - Heavenly Bow, is her weapon of choice that received the blessings of the goddess Artemis. By offering a prayer to Artemis and her brother, the Sun God Apollo, a powerful Anti-Army Noble Phantasm - **Complaint Message on the Arrow** - is invoked.