He is one of the Kings of Hell under Lucifer the emperor. He has seventy-two legions of demons under his command. Other demonologists asserted that his zodiacal sign was Aquarius but only between the dates of January 30th and February 8th. Some demonologists of the 16th century assigned each month to a demon and considered November to be the month in which Asmodai's power was stronger. In the Malleus Maleficarum (1486), Asmodai was considered the demon of lust, to which agreed Sebastian Michaelis saying that his adversary is St. Here's another couple of excerpts I thought interesting enough to share: Now I'm not well versed in Diablo backstory so I don't know if maybe Azmodan's origin has been discussed in a book and goes against this. Notice it is also said this demon had three heads, and was born of a fallen angel, also falling in line with what we've seen/speculated so far (as it's become generally accepted fallen angels will come into play in D3 lore). Reprint, New Hyde Park, N.Y.: University Books, 1967."Īsmodeus Not quite Azmodan, but certainly close enough to bear more than a coincidental resemblance. Directions for evoking this demon are contained in the well-known magical textbook The Magus or, Celestial Intelligencer by Francis Barrett (1801).īarrett, Francis. Asmodeus was often represented in magical texts as having three heads-a man, a bull, and a ram, riding a dragon, and carrying a spear. Jewish legends claim that Asmodeus was the result of a union between the woman Naamah and a fallen angel. 250 B.C.E., where he attempts to cause trouble between Tobias and his wife, Sarah.
"Occultism & Parapsychology Encyclopedia: AsmodeusĪncient Persian demon of lust and rage who also appeared in ancient Jewish folklore, where he was believed to cause strife between husband and wife. So after trying to find Azmodan referenced in a religious text or something of the sort, and finding NOTHING, I found this: Though I couldn't understand why everyone ruled out Azmodan so soon. Everyone seems to think it's either Diablo or Belial. I read most of the threads on this forum and others dealing in debate as to who that demon is. After becoming almost convinced that the demon in the cinematic couldn't be Diablo, I decided to search a little.
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