Aamon (also known as Amon and Nahum), in

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, is a Grand

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who governs 40 infernal legions, and the 7th spirit of the

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. He is the demon of life and reproduction.

Description

The names Aamon and Amon come from the

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Pausanias, ''Description of Greece'' x.13 § 3 or from the Punic god

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. ''Nahum'' means "who induces to eagerness." He was written about by

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in 1583 in the ''

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''. And much later by S. L. MacGregor Mathers in ''

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''. Harley MS 6483 of ''

'' states that Amon can also enable the magician to summon and interrogate the spirits of those who drowned at sea.Peterson, Joseph H. (2001), ''The Lesser Key of Solomon'' (p. 10, footnote),

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, .

References

Bibliography

* S. L. MacGregor Mathers, A. Crowley, '' The Goetia: The Lesser Key of Solomon the King'', . * Collin de Plancy, ''

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'' * ''

'' * "History of Witchcraft and Demonology" by Montague Summers * "Biblical Demonology" by Merrill F. Unger * "Demonology: The Hierarchies of Hell" by Michael Szul

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