In the Grimoirium Verum, Agaliarept is purported to be one of two

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;

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being the other. The Grimoirium Verum also states that Agalierept and ''Tarihimal'' are the rulers of ''Elelogap'', who in turn governs matters connected with water. The

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holds that Agaliarept is a general with the power to uncover secrets and reveal mysteries, and commands the second legion (including

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, Gusoyn, and Boris).

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Agaliarept is also the name given to the Demon King in two computer games published by

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in the 1980s as part of their ''Middle Earth''

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goes by the name of Agaliarept, however its design shows little to no significance to its namesake. In the

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'', Agaliarept is one of the names randomly assigned to demons in various dungeons. Agaliarept is featured in Wayne Barlowe's novel ''God's Demon'', appearing as a bizarre gestalt entity serving as the court conjuror to

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. The Action-Online-RPG ''The Ruins of the Lost Kingdom Online'' also has a Boss named Agaliarept (Japanese Katakana:"アガリアレプト") with 2 additional variations with added prefix "Demon-Lord ��王 and "Old Devil ��魔. Algaliarept (note spelling variation) is the name given to a demon in Kim Harrison's

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series about Rachel Morgan set in ''

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''. In the anime ''

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'', Agaliarept is a highest-rank demon and ironically trying to save the world. He is also a friend of Gabriel, the archangel. She even calls him Aga-rin as a nickname. In the game ''

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'', Agaliarept is one of the titles based on your scores that you can get at the end of every level.

Other names/variants

*Agalierap *Agalierept

Resources

*''The Grand Grimoire'

*''Grimoirium Verum or The True Grimoire. The Most Approved Keys of Solomon The Hebrew Rabbi.'' Translated From The Hebrew by Plangiere, Jesuit Dominicane. Edited, With A Preface By James Banner, Gent. Originally Published By Alibeck The AEgyptian at Memphis 1517. PDF edition, 1999 Phil Legard

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Other names/variants

Resources

See also