Dantalion

Siblings: The Angels

**Dantalion**, also known as **Dantaylion** or **Dantalian**, known as the **Keeper of the Forbidden Library of Bibliotheca**, is a powerful Great Archduke of Hell, with thirty-six legions of demons under his command; he is the 71st of 72 spirits summoned by King Solomon.

## Overview

He teaches all arts and sciences, and also declares the secret counsel of anyone, given that he knows the thoughts of all people and can change them at his will. He can also cause love and show the similitude of any person, show the same by means of a vision along with Scrying any part of the Earth, and let them be in any part of the world they will. He Helps one relate with others on an emotional level. Teaches emotional intelligence and heightens empathy for others.

## Description

He is depicted as a man with many appearances, which means the faces of all men and women. There are also many depictions in which he is said to hold a book referred to as a grimoire in his right hand. He also protects the Forbidden Library of Bibliotheca within Hell and almost always has a book with him.

Sloane MS 3824 mentions Dantalion in an invocation in "An Experiment to Obtain your Desire," as well as in the "Experiment of Bleth," where he is attributed with teaching various subjects, exposing secrets, mind control (including love magic), and creating an illusionary image of any person's face. According to Rudd, Dantalion is opposed by the Shemhamphorasch angel Haiaiel.

It is implied by him that the Egyptian queen Cleopatra had made a deal with him.

## Quotes

*"He was a strange man. Although he had the difficult experience of being imprisoned, he didn't try and defy his father. He just kept on summoning demons and making them obey him." - Dantalion talking about King Solomon.*

## Powers and Abilities

**Absolute Vision:** Dantalion is not limited to just the average range of enhanced seeing, they can see everything that goes on in the world, or even the entire galaxy, or maybe the entire universe. They can do more than just see everything that goes on, they can see the thoughts of anyone and everyone (not to be confused with Telepathy) and bypass time itself and can see the future and past.

**Love Manipulation:** Dantalion manipulates and can sense all the aspects of love, of themselves, people, animals and other creatures, whether by increasing, decreasing, causing or otherwise channeling love, even manifesting the emotional energy to a physical level.

**Meta-Teaching:** Dantalion can train, instruct, or otherwise teach to others skills/abilities that cannot be naturally taught. For example, superpowers unrestricted to combat and condition, or skills unable to be masterfully performed by someone like them due to whatever reason.

**Mind Control:** Dantalion can control the minds of others, including their thoughts, perceptions, behaviours, movements, memories, emotions and personality. Depending on Dantalion's skill and power, this can range from a trance-like state very similar to hypnosis, to the target being completely subject to Dantalion's control. Dantalion may be able to control the minds of multiple people simultaneously. The target(s) can be placed in a semi-conscious state, where they may have no recollection of any actions that they perform while under Dantalion's control; and whilst enthralled, the recipients may display capacities that they would otherwise not be capable of in their normal state.

**Mystery Solving:** Dantalion with this power can solve various mysteries and conspiracies that are considered almost impossible to solve under normal circumstances.

**Shapeshifting:** Dantalion can change their shape, size, color, density, texture, cellular composition, and/or atomic composition to mimic qualities, impersonate entities, amplify abilities, and/or traverse environments. The origins of this power play a significant role in their capabilities and limitations; altering oneself on a cellular, atomic, and/or conceptual level will permit varying degrees of alteration; while methods that defy the laws of reality, such as magic, will most likely keep to their own set of conventions.

**Thought Manipulation:** Dantalion can control the thoughts of others; they can make others think what they want, control thinking processes, cause the loss of their line of thought, inducing confusion, or completely shut off thinking processes.