The parade of demons continued. One by one the thirty-six spirits of the zodiac stepped forward before Solomon's throne, each confessing the disease it inflicts and the angel whose name can banish it. This was not merely an interrogation. It was the creation of a manual of spiritual warfare — a catalog of every affliction and its cure.
Metathiax, the tenth, causes kidney pain. Banished by the angel Adonael.
Katanikotael, the eleventh, creates strife in homes and sends hard temper. To defeat him: write the name of his opposing angel on seven laurel leaves, wash the leaves in water, and sprinkle the house from inside to out.
Saphathorael, the twelfth, inspires partisanship and drunkenness. Write the names of the angels Iaco, Iealo, Ioelet, Sabaoth, Ithoth, and Bae on paper, fold it, and wear it around the neck.
Bobel, the thirteenth, causes nervous illness. Banished by calling out: "Adonael, imprison Bobel."
Kumeatel, the fourteenth, sends shivering fits and torpor. Banished by Zoroel.
Roeled, the fifteenth, causes stomach pain and bitter cold. Banished by the words: "Iax, be still — for Solomon is greater than eleven fathers."
Atrax, the sixteenth, inflicts incurable fevers. To defeat him: chop coriander, smear it on the lips, and recite: "I exorcise thee by the throne of the Most High God — retreat from the creature fashioned by God."
Ieropael, the seventeenth, causes convulsions. Whisper three times into the afflicted person's right ear: "Iudarize, Sabune, Denoee."
Buldumech, the eighteenth, separates wife from husband. To defeat him: write "The God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob commands thee — retire from this house in peace" and place the paper in the entrance of the home.
Naoth, the nineteenth, settles upon men's knees. Banished by writing: "Depart, Naoth, and touch not the neck."
Mardero, the twentieth, sends incurable fever. Write the name of the angel Raphael on a leaf and tie it around the sufferer's neck.
Alath, the twenty-first, causes coughing and labored breathing in children. Banished by writing: "Rorex, pursue Alath."
Nefthada, the twenty-third, causes painful urination. Write the names "Iathoth, Uriel, Nephthada" on a plate of tin and fasten it around the waist.
Akton, the twenty-fourth, causes rib and muscle pain. Engrave on copper taken from a lost ship: "Marmaraoth, Sabaoth, pursue Akton."
Anatreth, the twenty-fifth, sends burning fevers into the entrails. Defeated by the words: "Arara, Charara."
Enenuth, the twenty-sixth, steals men's minds, changes their hearts, and makes them lose their teeth. Write: "Allazool, pursue Enenuth."
Pheth, the twenty-seventh, causes consumption and hemorrhage. Exorcise in wine and give the patient to drink.
Harpax, the twenty-eighth, sends sleeplessness. Write "Kokphnedismos" and bind it around the temples.
Anoster, the twenty-ninth, causes bladder pain. Grind three laurel seeds into pure oil and anoint the afflicted.
Alleborith, the thirtieth — if a man has swallowed a fish bone, take a bone from the same fish and cough, and the demon retreats.
Hephesimireth, the thirty-first, causes lingering disease. Throw salt rubbed in the hand into oil, anoint the patient, and cry: "Seraphim, Cherubim, help me!"
Ichthion, the thirty-second, paralyzes muscles. Banished by: "Adonael, help!"
Agchonion, the thirty-third, lurks among swaddling-clothes. Write the word "Lycurgos" on fig leaves, then write it again removing one letter at a time — Lycurgos, ycurgos, kurgos, yrgos, gos, os — and the demon flees.
Autothith, the thirty-fourth, causes grudges and fighting. Defeated by writing the first and last letters of the Hebrew alphabet.
Phthenoth, the thirty-fifth, casts the evil eye on every man. Draw an eye that has suffered much, and the demon is defeated.
Thirty-five demons. Thirty-five confessions. Thirty-five angelic names. Solomon recorded them all — building the most detailed demonological catalog the ancient world had ever known.