In
demonology
Demonology is the study of demons within religious belief and myth. Depending on context, it can refer to studies within theology, religious doctrine, or pseudoscience. In many faiths, it concerns the study of a Classification of demons, hierarch ...
, Morax is a Demon, Great Earl, and President of
Hell, having thirty (thirty-two, according to other authors) legions of
demons under his command. He teaches
Astronomy
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and all other liberal sciences, and gives good and wise
familiars
In European folklore of the Middle Ages, medieval and early modern periods, familiars (sometimes referred to as familiar spirits) were believed to be supernatural entities that would assist witches and cunning folk in their practice of Magic (sup ...
that know the virtues of all herbs and precious stones. This profile of the demon can be seen in Pseudomonarchia Daemonum (Johann Weyer, 1577) as well as in Goetia (S.L. MacGregor Mathers, 1904).
He is depicted both as a man with the head of a bull, as well as a bull with the head of a man.
It has been proposed that Morax is related to the Minotaur which Dante places in Hell (''Inferno'', Canto xii). See Fred Gettings, Dictionary of Demons (1988)
His name seems to come from
Latin
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'morax': that which delays, that which stops.
''Other spellings'': Foraii, Marax, Farax.
See also
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The Lesser Key of Solomon
''The Lesser Key of Solomon'', also known as ''Lemegeton Clavicula Salomonis'' or simply ''Lemegeton'', is an anonymous grimoire on demonology. It was compiled in the mid-17th century, mostly from materials a couple of centuries older.''Lemeget ...
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Pseudomonarchia Daemonum
''Pseudomonarchia Daemonum'', or ''False Monarchy of Demons'', first appears as an Appendix to ''De praestigiis daemonum'' (1577) by Johann Weyer.Pseudomonarchia Daemonum (Liber officiorum spirituum); Johann Weyer, ed. Joseph Peterson; 2000. Avai ...
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Genshin Impact
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- "Morax" is the name of the Geo Archon (God of Stone) who rules over the nation Liyue
Sources
*S. L. MacGregor Mathers, A. Crowley, ''
The Goetia: The Lesser Key of Solomon the King'' (1904). 1995 reprint: .
*Johann Weyer ''
Pseudomonarchia Daemonum
''Pseudomonarchia Daemonum'', or ''False Monarchy of Demons'', first appears as an Appendix to ''De praestigiis daemonum'' (1577) by Johann Weyer.Pseudomonarchia Daemonum (Liber officiorum spirituum); Johann Weyer, ed. Joseph Peterson; 2000. Avai ...
'' (1577)
References
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*In the Clockwork Angel in the Infernal Devices Series written by Cassandra Clare, Marax is referenced to as a demon that a mundane had summoned, and had proceeded to kill the mundane and his entire family. (Page 142)
Goetic demons
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