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Illustration from Collin de Plancy's Dictionnaire Infernal
Illustration from Collin de Plancy's Dictionnaire Infernal

Eligos (also Abigor or Eligor), in demonology, is a Great Duke of Hell, ruling sixty legions of demons. He discovers hidden things and knows the future of wars and how soldiers should meet. He also attracts the favours of lords, knights and other important persons. Image File history File links Abigor. ... Jacques Auguste Simon Collin de Plancy (1793-1887) was a French occultist, demonologist and writer; he published several works on cultism and demonology. ... Demonology is the systematic study of demons or beliefs about demons. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... This article is about the theological or philosophical afterlife. ... “Fiend” redirects here. ...


He is depicted in the form of a goodly knight carrying a lance, an ensign and a sceptre (a serpent to some authors, most notably Aleister Crowley). Aleister Crowley, born Edward Alexander Crowley, (12 October 1875 – 1 December 1947, pronounced ) was a British occultist, writer, mountaineer, philosopher, poet, and yogi. ...


Alternatively he is depicted as a ghostly spectre, sometimes riding a semi-skeletal (sometimes winged) horse, or the Steed of Abigor. This is a minion of Hell itself, and was a gift from Beelzebub. It was created from the remains of one of the horses of The Garden of Eden. Spectre, taken from the Battle for Wesnoth computer game. ... Belzebub redirects here. ... For other uses, see Garden of Eden (disambiguation). ...


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Cover of the 1995 edition of the 1904 Goetia by S.L.M. Mathers and Aleister Crowley. ... The Ars Goetia (Greek, probably: The Art of Witchcraft), often simply called the Goetia, is the first section of the 17th century grimoire Lemegeton Clavicula Salomonis, or The Lesser Key of Solomon. ... 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. ...

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Eligos - DQWiki (125 words)
Eligos appears in the form of a goodly knight in fl armour and riding a dark war-horse.
Eligos is Necromancer, and can predict with accuracy when and how wars will come and battles will be lost and won.
Eligos is a great leader of men and inspires his allies whenever he enters battle.
Sacred-Magick.Com | Eligos (452 words)
Eligos, indeed, looks something like a knight, although I think that was an incorrect assumption on the part of the old magicians who didn't know how else to describe what they were looking at.
Seagrave offers an elaborate description of Eligos, much of which I suspect is imaginary interpretation of old writings: "Eligos appears in the form of a goodly knight in fl armor and riding a dark war-horse.
Eligos is a duke who governs 60 legions of demons.
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