The Encyclopedia Of Demons And Demonology

94 Gamaliel
Garadiel DEMON and wandering duke of the air, who
never stays in one place. Garadiel has 18,150 servants, but
no dukes or princes beneath him. The number of his attendants
varies according to the hours of the day or night. All
are good-natured and willing to obey commands.
Gaufridi, Louis
BAPTISM; PACT.
See AIX-EN-PROVENCE POSSESSIONS;
Gediel DEMON among the 31 AERIAL SPIRITS OF SOLO-
MON. Gediel is the second in command under CASPIEL
and has 20 servants during the day and 20 during the
night. Each duke has 20 servants. All are courteous and
willing to obey the commands of an EXORCIST or magician.
Eight principal dukes of the day under Gediel are
Coliel, Naras, Sabas, Assaba, Sariel, Panciel, Mashel, and
Bariet. Major dukes of the night are Reciel, Sadiel, Agra,
Anael, Aroan, Cirecas, Aglas, and Vriel.
Galli (AUTHOR’S COLLECTION)
not sad at her death but was celebrating it. In a rage, she
killed him with a look and gave him over to the galli to
take her place in Kur. The galli fell upon Dumuzi, tore up
his face, and slashed him with an ax. Dumuzi takes the
place of Inanna in Kur for six months of the year. During
that time, it is winter.
FURTHER READING:
Black, Jeremy, and Anthony Green. Gods, Demons and Symbols
of Ancient Mesopotamia. London: British Museum
Press, 1992.
Gamaliel ANGEL and DEMON. Gamaliel means “recompense
of God.”
In the Nag Hammadi and other Gnostic literature, Gamaliel
is a great aeon, or angellike demigod, whose name
is mentioned frequently for graciousness and protection.
With ABRAXAS and Sablo, Gamaliel takes the elect into
heaven. The occultist Eliphas Levi saw Gamaliel as an
evil adversary of the cherubim angelic order, a demon
who serves under LILITH.
Gamigin (Gamygyn) FALLEN ANGEL and fourth of the
72 SPIRITS OF SOLOMON. In HELL, Gamigin is a duke with
30 LEGIONs of DEMONs. He appears in the form of a small
horse or ass and then changes into a human. His voice is
hoarse. Gamigin teaches liberal sciences and delivers
news about people who have died in sin. He can summon
the souls of drowned men and those who are in purgatory.
These souls appear as aerial bodies before the magician
and give answers to questions.
Gemory (Gomory) FALLEN ANGEL and 56th of the 72
SPIRITS OF SOLOMON. Gemory is a powerful duke in HELL
with 26 LEGIONs of DEMONs. He appears as a beautiful
woman with the crown of a duchess, who rides a camel.
He discovers hidden treasures and gives true answers
about the past, present, and future. He procures the love
of women, especially girls, but also old women.
genie In pre-Islamic and Islamic lore, a DJINN. The
term genie is an English translation of djinn, which first
appeared in print in 1655 and is probably also related to
the older Latin term genius, a type of guardian or tutelary
spirit of people, places, and things that was demonized
by Christianity.
Genie became the popular English term for djinn, primarily
because the French translators of The Book of One
Thousand and One Nights, a collection of Arabic folktales,
used it in place of djinn. One of the most familiar tales,
“Aladdin’s Wonderful Lamp,” features a genie released
from a magical lamp that fulfills wishes.
In Roman mythology, the genius (pl. genii) is present
at the birth of a person, remains with him or her throughout
life, and shapes the person’s character and destiny. If a
guardian of a place, the genius serves as the animating force
that gives a location its unique power and atmosphere.
In Assyrian lore, the genie is a guardian spirit or minor
deity. In art, it is often portrayed as having a role in
royal rituals. Genies are anthropomorphic, with animal
heads (and sometimes wings) and human torsos and
limbs. They guard and purify kings, members of royalty,
supernatural figures, and open doorways against malevolent
demons and the disorders they cause. In art, they are
shown holding a pinecone in the right hand and a bucket
of either water or pollen in the left hand. Both bucket and
cone have associations of purification. Portrayals of genies
were placed in buildings as guardians.
See DJINN.