Morax

The 21st Spirit of the Ars Goetia

### Occupation

Great Earl of Hell, Great Count of Hell, Great President of Hell, Knight of Hell

## Relationships

### Other Relationships

Sargatanas (Superior), Moloch (Acquaintance)

## Other

### Status

Alive

**Morax** is the 21st demonic spirit of the Ars Goetia and a great earl and president of Hell.

## Overview

He is a great earl and a president (and sometimes a great count) and appears as a great bull with a man's face. But he is capable of taking the shape of a woman dressed in the style of traditional ancient Egyptian nobility. He is a Day Demon and governs 36 legions of spirits. Some believe this demon to be the Egyptian goddess Ma'at or the monster Minotaur.

According to the Grand Grimoire, he is a direct subordinate of Sargatanas.

## Appearance

He is shown as a man with the head of a bull. But he is capable of taking the shape of a woman dressed in the style of traditional ancient Egyptian nobility. The female form has jet-black hair with bangs, and tan skin, with an ancient Egyptian type of hair style along with having large white angel-like wings and is very tall.

## Personality

He is very respected even among his fellow demons.

## Power and Abilities

His office is to make man knowledgeable in astronomy and all other liberal sciences. He can bestow wise familiars and knows the virtues of herbs and precious stones along with their magickal uses.

* **Meteor Summoning**: Morax is able to create portals from which meteors come out that destroy anything in range. He can also decide how big the meteors are before they explode on impact.
* **Evocation of Gamma-Ray Bursts**: Morax can evoke gamma-ray bursts which is capable of annihilating life in miles. If in the range of the attack, he is able to consume his own gamma rays without taking damage.
* **Nova Manipulation**: Morax is able to produce novas which he can compress them into projectile-like spheres that can shoot from hands that explode on impact.
* **Umbrakinesis**: Morax is able to create tendrils and tentacles of pure darkness that can impale the opponent. He is also able to instill the darkness element in his own attacks.

## Myth and Legends

Some believe this demon to be the Egyptian goddess Maat. Maat was the goddess of justice and was married to Thoth, the god of wisdom. Both of these deities were involved in the ancient practice of weighing the heart of the dead, to ensure that the light of heart were allowed into the great beyond.

It is believed the Morax's appearance in that form has inspired the ancient Egyptians to revere him as the deity. And later, it was said that the Minotaur itself was inspired by his bull-like form.

## Quotes

* *"An Earl of Hell and ancient Goetic demon. Often depicted as a man with a cow head, he had been revered and worshipped throughout the ancient world under many names: Moloch, Minotaurus, Hathor, Surabhi..."* - Carl Black.

## Trivia

* Morax may be derived from the Latin word *mora* ("duration of time, delay").
* He may have some connection with the demon Moloch.
* It has been proposed that Morax is related to the Minotaur which Dante Alighieri sees in Hell within the Divine Comedy.

## Image Sources

* (21 marax.jpg) Marax from IzFact
* (21-Marax seal.png) Morax's seal from the Lesser Key of Solomon
* (L17.jpg) Morax drawing by David Goodrich
* (Goetia morax by vincent covielloart dda4el6-fullview.jpg) Goetia Morax by Vincent-Covielloart
* (1223514-morax.jpg) Morax from Megami Tensei: Strange Journey