GAAP 33rd of the 72 SPIRITS OF SOLOMON.

Gaap (Goap, Tap) 

FALLEN ANGEL and 33rd of the 72

SPIRITS OF SOLOMON. Once a member of the angelic order

of powers, Gaap is a president and mighty prince in

HELL, ruling 66 LEGIONs of DEMONs. He appears when the

Sun is in the southern signs, as a human with huge bat’s

wings and preceded by four powerful kings. Gaap teaches

liberal sciences and philosophy; excites love and hatred;

makes men insensible; gives true answers about the past,

present, and future; and takes FAMILIARs away from magicians.

Upon command, he will move people quickly from

place to place. Gaap gives instruction in the consecration

of things that belong to the divination of his master,

AMAYMON.

GAAP.

Gadreel (Gadriel) 

In 1 Enoch, a FALLEN ANGEL. Gadreel

means “God is my helper.” Gadreel leads Eve astray and

teaches men how to make the weapons of war.

galli In Sumerian lore, a group of seven DEMONs who

live in Kur, the underworld.

The galli attend Ereshkigal, the sister of Inanna and the

goddess of death and gloom. Ereshkigal sits naked on a

throne of lapis lazuli in her palace, which is surrounded by

seven walls. Anyone, either mortal or god, who enters Kur

is doomed to stay. The galli, however, are free to come and

go. When they go to the world of the living, they terrorize

people and kidnap them to Kur. Galli can exist in favorable

form. They do not eat or drink or sexually molest people as

many other demons do. However, they despise children.

According to lore, Ereshkigal imprisoned Inanna in the

underworld. She escaped, but the galli tracked her down

and threatened to take her back unless she found a good

substitute. Inanna discovered that her lover, Dumuzi, was

not sad at her death but was celebrating it. In a rage, she

killed him with a look and gave him over to the galli to

take her place in Kur. The galli fell upon Dumuzi, tore up

his face, and slashed him with an ax. Dumuzi takes the

place of Inanna in Kur for six months of the year. During

that time, it is winter.

GALLI.

Gamaliel ANGEL and DEMON. Gamaliel means “recompense

of God.”

In the Nag Hammadi and other Gnostic literature, Gamaliel

is a great aeon, or angellike demigod, whose name

is mentioned frequently for graciousness and protection.

With ABRAXAS and Sablo, Gamaliel takes the elect into

heaven. The occultist Eliphas Levi saw Gamaliel as an

evil adversary of the cherubim angelic order, a demon

who serves under LILITH.

Gamigin (Gamygyn) 

FALLEN ANGEL and fourth of the

72 SPIRITS OF SOLOMON. In HELL, Gamigin is a duke with

30 LEGIONs of DEMONs. He appears in the form of a small

horse or ass and then changes into a human. His voice is

hoarse. Gamigin teaches liberal sciences and delivers

news about people who have died in sin. He can summon

the souls of drowned men and those who are in purgatory.

These souls appear as aerial bodies before the magician

and give answers to questions.

Garadiel DEMON and wandering duke of the air, who

never stays in one place. Garadiel has 18,150 servants, but

no dukes or princes beneath him. The number of his attendants

varies according to the hours of the day or night. All

are good-natured and willing to obey commands.

Gaufridi, Louis See AIX-EN-PROVENCE POSSESSIONS;

BAPTISM; PACT.

Gediel DEMON among the 31 AERIAL SPIRITS OF SOLOMON.

Gediel is the second in command under CASPIEL

and has 20 servants during the day and 20 during the

night. Each duke has 20 servants. All are courteous and

willing to obey the commands of an EXORCIST or magician.

Eight principal dukes of the day under Gediel are

Coliel, Naras, Sabas, Assaba, Sariel, Panciel, Mashel, and

Bariet. Major dukes of the night are Reciel, Sadiel, Agra,

Anael, Aroan, Cirecas, Aglas, and Vriel.

Gemory (Gomory) 

FALLEN ANGEL and 56th of the 72

SPIRITS OF SOLOMON. Gemory is a powerful duke in HELL

with 26 LEGIONs of DEMONs. He appears as a beautiful

woman with the crown of a duchess, who rides a camel.

He discovers hidden treasures and gives true answers

about the past, present, and future. He procures the love

of women, especially girls, but also old women.

genie In pre-Islamic and Islamic lore, a DJINN. The

term genie is an English translation of djinn, which fi rst

appeared in print in 1655 and is probably also related to

the older Latin term genius, a type of guardian or tutelary

spirit of people, places, and things that was demonized

by Christianity.

Genie became the popular English term for djinn, primarily

because the French translators of The Book of One

Thousand and One Nights, a collection of Arabic folktales,

used it in place of djinn. One of the most familiar tales,

“Aladdin’s Wonderful Lamp,” features a genie released

from a magical lamp that fulfi lls wishes.

In Roman mythology, the genius (pl. genii) is present

at the birth of a person, remains with him or her throughout

life, and shapes the person’s character and destiny. If a

guardian of a place, the genius serves as the animating force

that gives a location its unique power and atmosphere.

In Assyrian lore, the genie is a guardian spirit or minor

deity. In art, it is often portrayed as having a role in

royal rituals. Genies are anthropomorphic, with animal

heads (and sometimes wings) and human torsos and

limbs. They guard and purify kings, members of royalty,

supernatural fi gures, and open doorways against malevolent

demons and the disorders they cause. In art, they are

shown holding a pinecone in the right hand and a bucket

of either water or pollen in the left hand. Both bucket and

cone have associations of purifi cation. Portrayals of genies

were placed in buildings as guardians.