Goetic demon Nº 71 of 72
Dantalion
Duke · 36 legions · Venus ♀
How Dantalion appears
A man with many faces, both men's and women's, holding a book in his right hand.
What Dantalion does
- Teaches all arts and sciences; declares the secret counsel of anyone, for he knows the thoughts of all men and women and can change them at will; causes love; shows the likeness of any person as a vision anywhere in the world.
The original text
The Seventy-first Spirit is Dantalion. He is a Duke Great and Mighty, appearing in the Form of a Man with many Countenances, all Men’s and Women’s Faces; and he hath a Book in his right hand. His Office is to teach all Arts and Sciences unto any; and to declare the Secret Counsel of any one; for he knoweth the Thoughts of all Men and Women, and can change them at his Will. He can cause Love, and show the Similitude of any person, and show the same by a Vision, let them be in what part of the World they Will. He governeth 36 Legions of Spirits; and this is his Seal, which wear thou, etc.
The Goetia, Mathers & Crowley (1904), entry 71, as reprinted by de Laurence (1916). Public domain.
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