For the Soul Calibur character, see Astaroth (Soul Calibur).

Astaroth's seal

In demonology Astaroth (also Ashtaroth, Astarot, and Asteroth) is a Prince of Hell, referred to in The Lesser Key of Solomon as a more powerful deity; his main assistants are four demons called Aamon, Pruslas, Barbatos and Rashaverak. In art, in the Dictionnaire Infernal, Astaroth is depicted as a nude man with dragon-like wings, hands and feet, a second pair of feathered wings after the main, wearing a crown, holding a serpent in one hand, and riding a wolf or dog. According to Sebastian Michaelis he is a demon of the First Hierarchy, who seduces by means of laziness and vanity, and his adversary is St. Bartholomew, who can protect against him for he has resisted Astaroth's temptations. To others, he teaches mathematical sciences and handicrafts, can make men invisible and lead them to hidden treasures, and answers every question formulated to him. He was also said to give to mortal beings the power over serpents. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Astaroth (アスタロス Asutarosu) is a fictional character designed for the Soul Series of fighting games. ... Image File history File links This is the seal of the demon Astaroth. ... Image File history File links This is the seal of the demon Astaroth. ... Demonology is the systematic study of demons or beliefs about demons. ... For other uses, see Hell (disambiguation). ... The Lesser Key of Solomon or Lemegeton Clavicula Salomonis (the Clavicula Salomonis, or Key of Solomon is an earlier book on the subject), is an anonymous 17th century grimoire, and one of the most popular books of demonology. ... “Fiend” redirects here. ... In demonology Aamon is one of Astaroths assistants. ... In demonology Pruslas is one of Astaroths assistants. ... In demonology Barbatos was a demon of little importance, one of Astaroths assistants. ... The Dictionnaire Infernal is a book on demonology that includes the name and description of the lots of demons the demonology organised in hellish hierarchies. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Serpent is a word of Latin origin (serpens, serpentis) which is ultimately derived from the Sanskrit term serp, that is normally substituted for snake in a specifically mythic or religious context, in order to distinguish such creatures from the field of biology. ... Wolf Wolf Man Mount Wolf Wolf Prizes Wolf Spider Wolf 424 Wolf 359 Wolf Point Wolf-herring Frank Wolf Friedrich Wolf Friedrich August Wolf Hugo Wolf Johannes Wolf Julius Wolf Max Franz Joseph Cornelius Wolf Maximilian Wolf Rudolf Wolf Thomas Wolf As Name Wolf Breidenbach Wolf Hirshorn Other The call... Trinomial name Canis lupus familiaris The dog (Canis lupus familiaris) is a domestic subspecies of the wolf, a mammal of the Canidae family of the order Carnivora. ... Demonology is the systematic study of demons or beliefs about demons. ... For other uses, see Bartholomew (disambiguation). ... Mathematics is commonly defined as the study of patterns of structure, change, and space; more informally, one might say it is the study of figures and numbers. Mathematical knowledge is constantly growing, through research and application, but mathematics itself is not usually considered a natural science. ...

According to S.Francis Barrett, Astaroth is the prince of accusers and inquisitors. According to some demonologists of the 16th century, August is the month during which this demon's attacks against humans are stronger. He also goes by the name ‘Ashtart/Astarte which was rendered in the Latin Vulgate translation of the Bible as Astharthe (singular) and Astharoth (plural), that last form rendered in the King James Version of the Bible as Ashtaroth. It seems this plural form was taken either from the Latin or from some translation or other by those who did not know it was a plural form nor knew that it referred to a god, seeing it only as a name applied to some god other than God and therefore the name of a devil. Demonology is the systematic study of demons or beliefs about demons. ... (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ... ‘Ashtart, commonly known as Astarte (also Hebrew or Phoenician עשתרת, Ugaritic ‘ttrt (also ‘Attart or ‘Athtart), Akkadian dAs_tar_tú (also Astartu), Greek Αστάρτη (Astártê)), was a major northwest_Semitic goddess, cognate in name, origin, and functions with... The Vulgate Bible is an early 5th century translation of the Bible into Latin made by St. ... This Gutenberg Bible is displayed by the United States Library of Congress. ... The King James or Authorised Version of the Bible is an English translation of the Christian Bible first published in 1611. ... Latin is an ancient Indo-European language originally spoken in Latium, the region immediately surrounding Rome. ... This article discusses the term God in the context of monotheism and henotheism. ...

Modern cultural references

Film

• Der Golem, wie er in die Welt kam (1920). This Silent film depiction of the "Golem of Prague" legend shows Rabbi Judah Loew consulting esoteric books to find the secret on how to create the clay monster. Rabbi Loew says to his assistant, "Venus enters the constellation of Libra! The auspicious hour has come to summon the dread spirit Astaroth, and compel him to reveal the magic word. Then we can bring the Golem to life to save our people." Later, when the Golem rebels, Rabbi Loew reads the following passage from a book: "If you have brought the dead to life through magic, beware of that life. When Uranus enters the house of the planets, Astaroth will demand his creature back. Then the lifeless clay will scorn its master and turn to destroy him and all it meets."

The Golem: How He Came Into the World (original German title: Der Golem, wie er in die Welt kam) is a 1920 silent horror film by Paul Wegener. ... A silent film is a film which has no accompanying soundtrack. ... For instances of Golem in popular culture, see Golem in popular culture. ... Judah Loew ben Bezalel (Judah Loew son of Bezalel, also written as Yehudah ben Bezalel Levai [or Loew], 1525 – August 22, 1609 or Elul 18, 5369 according to the Hebrew calendar) [citation needed] see discussion was an important Talmudic scholar, Jewish mystic and philosopher who served as a leading rabbi... For instances of Golem in popular culture, see Golem in popular culture. ...

Music

• Referenced in the song "At the Sound of the Demon Bell" by the black metal band Mercyful Fate-> I hear a bell/A sound from Hell, the demon bell/I see a light in shadow in between the graves/Swinging his sword of hate towards the gates of Heaven/"Beelzebub, Astaroth ...bring me the Devil"/And as he says these words I can't believe my eyes...
• Referenced in the song "Black Dwarf" by the doom metal band Candlemass
• Seal appears on the cover art of the heavy metal album The Best of Bruce Dickinson
• Catherine, a 2-step/metalcore band from Sacramento, CA, has an album titled; "Rumour has it: Astaroth Has Stolen Your Eyes".
• Listed in a sample of a Satanic incantation in the song "Symphony for the Devil" by the band PIG.
• Legions of Astaroth is an occult black metal band based out of Georgia.
• The song "Alone in the Dark" by Testament contains a reference to Astaroth.
• Name of a Finnish death metal band.
• Seal appears on the Tool CD Ænima.
• Seal appears on the Vital Remains CD Into Cold Darkness.
• Mentioned in the CD soundtrack to the hit computer game "The 7th Guest". Though the song is not featured in the game, the theme music used for the chapel room is used for the song that mentions Asteroth. It is the first song to be heard on the soundtrack, and the lyrics were composed by the writer of the game, Matthew Costello. (Incidentally, Matthew Costello actually spoke the lyrics down the phone to composer of the game music, The Fat Man, who decided to not only use it for the song, but actually mixed in the phone message by Matthew Costello into the soundtrack itself.)
• A song of the Spanish heavy metal group Mägo de Oz from their album Finisterra. Astaroth is also mentioned in several of their songs.
• Stage name of Josh Daly writer/producer/mixer of the instrumental progressive rock band "Dark Eulogy".
• Mentioned by the Swedish doom metal band Draconian in their songs "The Gothic Embrace" and "Serenade of Sorrow".
• A Belgian black metal band from the Maaseik area.
• Mentioned in the song "Come to the Sabbat" by Black Widow on their Sacrifice album. (Note that it is not "Sabbath", but "Sabbat")
• Referenced in the title of California based Hardcore band Catherine's debut album "Rumor Has It: Astaroth has Stolen Your Eyes".

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Video games

• There is a character in Soul Calibur and its subsequent sequels named Astaroth, though he has nothing to do with the mythological demon, even though, like the mythological demon, he is also evil.
• Name of the Shadowlord of Hatred in the role-playing computer game Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny.
• Name of a monster featured in Final Fantasy II.
• One of the three Demon Lords of destruction in Shadow Hearts: Covenant, the others being Amon and Asmodeus. Gaap, Ba'al and other demons are shown on the key of Solomon within the game as also inhabiting the same palace, perhaps also Demons in Authority.
• Seal appears as a selectable emblem in the games City of Heroes and City of Villains.
• In the game Disciples II: Dark Prophecy there is a demon named Asteroth whose name is obviously a variation of Astaroth.
• Astaroth: The Angel of Death is a computer game for the Commodore Amiga and Atari ST.
• One of many random names given to a spawning daemon in ultima online.
• Name of a class of Shivan fighter craft in the science fiction computer game FreeSpace 2.
• A recurring villain in Capcom's Ghosts 'n Goblins video game series.
• A demon who appears in several of the Megami Tensei console rpgs.
• A demon in the real-time strategy game Sacrifice
• A boss in the game Bomberman 64: The Second Attack that controls wind.
• In the game Max Payne, Jack Lupino, the owner of the fictional Ragna Rock nightclub, is heard reciting the names of various demons during an incantation, among them is Astaroth. The flesh of fallen angels! Come to me, all!... Astaroth, Beelzebub, Asmodeus, Baphomet, Lucifer, Loki, Satan, Cthulhu, Lilith, Hela! Blood to you all!

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Literature

• Name of a novel written by Croatian writer Ivo Brešan.
• Made several appearances as a demon in the comic book Hellboy.
• The chief enemy and brother of The Demiurge in the horror Role-playing game Kult.
• A demon representing Sloth, one of the Seven Deadly Sins in the manga Angel Sanctuary. There he shares his body with his twin sister, who when appearing transforms the body into a female; Countess Astaroth.
• One of the many aliases of the Stephen King villain Randall Flagg.
• A daemon who appeared briefly in the Warhammer 40,000 comic Daemonifuge.

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Other

• Name of Monster in My Pocket #102. He appears as a spider with heads of an old man, a frog, and a cat--in short, like Baal. This appears to be derived from a similar identification in Jeff Rovin' The Fantasy Encyclopedia.
• Appears in the Role Playing game Arkanun, by Daemon Publisher house.
• Name of the prince of demons and enemy Kushulai'n in Omikron: The Nomad Soul.
• Lorenzo Neal is known, in some areas, as the Astroth of football, specifically because of his ruthlessness and raw brute power.
• There is an Astaroth Rising "tarot deck".
• The imageboard character Astarot, Asutarotto in Japanese (アスタロット, Astarot, Asutarotto in Japanese^?), is originally from the card game and snack food Shinra-Bansho and is a purple-skinned female version who likes offensive and weird T-shirts more than her impractical demon outfit.
• In Blood Ties (TV series), the lead character has the seal of Astaroth magically tattooed on her wrists.

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See also

• Ars Goetia
• The Lesser Key of Solomon