free ebooks ==> www.ebook777.com Gasarons 146 in the process and accepting the sacrificial offerings in exchange Sources: Obeyesekere, Cult of the Goddess Pattini, 173–4, Wirx, Exorcism and the Art of Healing in Ceylon, 163 Gasarons In the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage, Gasarons is listed as one of the SERVITORS OF ORIENS (see ORIENS) Sources: Belanger, Dictionary of Demons, 136; Mathers, Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage, 108 Gaziel Variations: Gaxiel The demon Gaziel commands eleven legions and works in conjunction with ANARAZEL and FECOR He has the ability to call up tempests, cause fear, cause ghosts to appear, ring the bells at midnight, and shake the foundations of homes Sources: De Claremont, Ancient’s Book of Magic, 12; Hibbard, Three Elizabethan Pamphlets, 147; Nash, Works of Thomas Nashe, 232 Gedeil Variations: Gediel In the Theurgia Goetia, the second book of the Lemegeton, Gedeil is ranked as the Prince of the South by Southwest (see PRINCES OF HELL) He is said to command twenty diurnal and twenty nocturnal servitors; however, only eight dukes are named for each His name is likely taken from Hebrew, and if so would mean “baby goat.” Gedeil is known for his ability to give timely warnings of danger Sources: Gettings, Dictionary of Demons, 232; Scheible, Sixth and Seventh Books of Moses, 73; Trithemius, Steganographia, 81 Gelal From the demonology of the ancient Sumerians comes a demon they referred to as a gelal (INCUBUS) There has yet to be a physical description for this demon; however, it has been described as having a “male” feeling The gelal assaults a woman sexually while she sleeps, stealing energy from her Its victims will not be awakened but will experience the encounter through an erotic dream Sources: Jones, On the Nightmare, 119; Lenormant, Chaldean Magic, 38; Masters, Eros and Evil, 174 Geliel Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa Von Netteshim’s book Naturalis et Innaturalis mentions Geliel, ranking him as a duke In Enochian lore and Christian demonology he is also said to be an ELECTOR OF HELL and one of the twenty-eight demonic rulers of the lunar mansions; he has dominion over the mansion Sadahacha, also called Zodeboluch (see ENOCHIAN RULERS OF THE LUNAR MANSIONS) In service under CASPIEL, Geliel commands twenty diurnal and nocturnal servitors but only eight are named for each (see SERVITORS OF GELIEL) This demon is summoned for the assistance he will give in helping prisoners to escape His zodiacal sign is Capricorn Sources: Moura, Mansions of the Moon for the Green Witch, 45; Von Goethe, Goethe’s Letters to Zelter, 377; Webster, Encyclopedia of Angels, 69 Gello Variations: Drakaena, Drakos, GALLU, Gallû, Ghello, Gillo, Gyllo, Gyllou, Gylo, the Lady of Darkness, Lamashtu, LAMIA, LILITH, Lilitu Originating in Graeco-Byzantine and Sumerian mythology, the most famous of the ancient Greek women poets, Sappo, wrote of the DEMONESS Gello in the text Apotrofe tes miaras kai akazartu Gyllus (Averting of the Wicked and Impure Gylu) It is both a cautionary tale and a spell for defeating the demon According to the story, Gello was a maiden from the isle of Lesbos who opposed divine law and took a stance against it using her willpower and magic to get her way She compounded her sin by having died leaving no heirs or descendants, which caused her to become a demon At night Gello would return, shape-shift into her maiden form, find a female child, and play with it When the game was over, she would consume the child Eventually it took three angels—Senoy, Sansenoy, and Semangeloph (or three saints: Sinisius, Sines, and Sinodorus from the Byzantine period)—to finally defeat her The three first captured her and she immediately began to beg for her life, saying she would whatever was asked of her, promising if they let her go she would run and not stop until she was three thousand miles away They beat her soundly until she confessed her twelve and a half names to them; by doing this she made herself powerless against them They demanded that she return the children she consumed Gello confessed that to so she would first have to breastfeed from the tit of a woman whose child she had eaten After feeding, she vomited up the child, whole and alive Once all the children were returned, Gello was stoned to death The twelve and a half names of Gello are Anavadalaia (“soaring”), Apletou (“insatiable”), Byzou (“bloodsucker”), Chamodracaena (“snake”), Gulou, Marmarou (“stony-hearted”), Mora, www.ebook777.com