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Gemory

Gemory is a demon listed in demonological grimoires.

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Gemory (also Gremory, Gamori, Gaeneron, Gemon, Gemyem) is a demon listed in demonological grimoires.

Description

Gremory is described in demonological works such as the Munich Manual of Demonic Magicnote 1 123 the Liber Officiorum Spirituumnote 245 the Pseudomonarchia Daemonum,note 36 the Lesser Key of Solomon,note 47 the Dictionnaire Infernal,note 38 as appearing in the form of a beautiful woman (though as with all Goetic demons referred to using the masculine pronouns "he" and "his") wearing a duchess's crown and riding a camel, ascribed with the power of revealing hidden treasures and answering questions about the past, present, and future.817456 The Munich Manual, Pseudomonarchia, Lesser Key, and Dictionnaire further give Gremory the power of procuring love from women8176 (although the Liber Officiorum Spirituum describes her as "a companion of the love of women, and especially of maidens"),45 while the Pseudomonarchia and the Lesser Key note that the duchess's crown is (somehow) worn on Gremory's waist.76 Stephen Skinner and David Rankine, in their edition of The Goetia of Dr Rudd, suggest that this was a mistranslation of the Latin cingitur which should have been translated "encircling her head".9

Gremory is mentioned in a manuscript labelled Fasciculus Rerum Geomanticarum.note 110

Legions and standing

Gremory's seal in the Ars Goetia source ↗

In the Pseudomonarchia,note 5 Lesser Key,note 6 and Dictionnaire, Gremory is ranked as a duke ruling 26 legions of spirits,768 but (still a duke) ruling 27 in the Munich Manual of Demonic Magicnote 1123 and ruling 5 or 42 legions as either a duke,4 prince,5 or captain,45 in the Liber Officiorium Spirituum.note 745

According to Rudd, Gremory is opposed by the Shemhamphorasch angel Poiel.9

  • In manga and anime High School DxD, Gremory is one of the 72 Devil Noble Families of the Ars Goetia. The main female protagonist, Rias Gremory, is a member of the Gremory family and the love interest of the main protagonist Issei Hyodo.
  • In the video game Fire Emblem: Three Houses (2019), Gremory is a master rank class that specializes in healing and black magic.
  • In the video game Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (2019) and its 8-bit spinoffs, one of the main antagonists is named Gremory, a demon associated with the moon.
  • In South Korean television series The Judge from Hell (2024), Kim Ah-young plays Gremory, a demon who punishes other demons that have fallen in love with humans.
  • In the video game series Shin Megami Tensei, Gremory is one of the demons you can fight against as a boss and recruit as an ally.
  • In the video game "Guardian Tales" (2020),Gremory is a character which can be unlocked to be an ally.
See also

See also

Notes

Notes

  1. As Gaeneron.
  2. As Gemon or Gemyem.
  3. As Gomory.
  4. Some versions listing him as Gremory or Gamori.
  5. As the 50th spirit.
  6. As the 56th spirit.
  7. As the 41st and 75th spirits.
References

References

  1. Kieckhefer, Richard (1998). Forbidden Rites: A Necromancer's Manual of the Fifteenth Century. University Park, Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania State University Press (published 1997). pp. 166, 292. ISBN 0-271-01750-3.
  2. Rudd, Thomas (2010). Skinner, Stephen; Rankine, David (eds.). The Goetia of Dr Rudd. Golden Hoard Press (published 2007). p. 34. ISBN 978-0738723556.
  3. Weyer, Johann (1563). Peterson, Joseph H. (ed.). Pseudomonarchia Daemonum (Liber officiorum spirituum). Twilit Grotto: Esoteric Archives (published 2000). Introduction by Peterson.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
  4. Porter, John (2011). Campbell, Colin D. (ed.). A Book of the Office of Spirits. Translated by Hockley, Frederick. Teitan Press. pp. 18, 24. ISBN 978-0933429253.
  5. Porter, John; Weston, John (2015). Harms, Daniel; Clark, James R.; Peterson, Joseph H. (eds.). The Book of Oberon: A Sourcebook for Elizabethan Magic (first ed.). Llewellyn Publications. pp. 201, 206. ISBN 978-0-7387-4334-9.
  6. Weyer, Johann (1563). Peterson, Joseph H. (ed.). Pseudomonarchia Daemonum (Liber officiorum spirituum). Twilit Grotto: Esoteric Archives (published 2000). par. 51.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
  7. Peterson, Joseph H., ed. (May 2001). Lemegeton Clavicula Salomonis: The Lesser Key of Solomon, Detailing the Ceremonial Art of Commanding Spirits Both Good and Evil;. Maine: Weiser Books (published 2001). p. 32. ISBN 1-57863-220-X.
  8. de Plancy, Jacques Collin (1853). Dictionnaire infernal (in French). Paris: Sagnier et Bray. p. 367.
  9. Rudd, Thomas (2010). Skinner, Stephen; Rankine, David (eds.). The Goetia of Dr Rudd. Golden Hoard Press (published 2007). pp. 158, 374. ISBN 978-0738723556.
  10. Boudet, Jean-Patrice (2003). "Les who's who démonologiques de la Renaissance et leurs ancêtres médiévaux". Médiévales (in French) (44). Revues.org. par. 25. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)