Akoros

Lux Ferre March 14, 2019

Akoros: A demon said to serve the infernal king Amaimon in the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage.

According to the Mathers translation of this work, Akoros comes from a Greek root meaning “overthrowers of authority.”

In the Peter Hammer edition of this work, the name of this demon is given as Abarok.

SOURCE:

The Dictionary of Demons written by Michelle Belanger

SEE ALSO:

List of Demons

BOOKS FOR YOU TO READ IN OUR LIBRARY:

Fallen Bodies: Pollution, Sexuality, and Demonology in the Middle Ages – Dyan Elliott

Demonology and Devil-Lore, Vol 1 – Moncure Daniel Conway

Devil-Worship in France – Arthur Edward Waite

Lilith – George MacDonald

Gypsy Demons and Divinities : The Magic and Religion of the Gypsies – Elwood B Trigg

Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible. 2nd ed. – Karel van der Toorn, Bob Becking, and Pieter W. van der Horst

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Devils, Demons, and Ghosts, in the Hebrew Tradition: Romancing the Sitra Achra – Kadmon, Baal

Biblical Demonology: A Study of Spiritual Forces at Work Today – Unger, Merrill F.

Demons and Illness from Antiquity to the Early-Modern Period -Siam Bhayro

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