Amdusias

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In demonology, Amdusias (also Amduscias, Amdukias or Ambduscias) has thirty legions of demons under his command (29 according to other authors) and has the rank of Great Duke. He is depicted as a human with claws instead of hands and feet, the head of a unicorn, and a trumpet to symbolise his powerful voice. According to other sources, this demon is depicted as a unicorn, and changes into a man under the request of the conjurer.

Amdusias is associated with thunder and it has been said that his voice is heard during storms. In other sources, he is accompanied by the sound of trumpets when he comes and will give concerts if commanded , but while all types of musical instruments can be heard they can't be seen. He can make trees bend at will.

He is mentioned as a Duke in Johann Weyer's Pseudomonarchia Daemonum (1583).

[edit] In Popular Culture

• Amdusias appears in Castlevania's Symphony of the Night, Curse of Darkness and Portrait of Ruin. He resembles a tall, dark-clad man with a horse's head. While seldom encountered, it attacks the player with powerful lightning bolts and dashes. The games also state that he's one of the best musicians in Hell.

• Ambdusias appears in Final Fantasy IX as a monster. It is represented as a Black Horse With Demon Wings.

• Amduscia, a Mexican aggrotech band derives its name from Amdusias.

[edit] See also

• The Lesser Key of Solomon

[edit] Sources

• S. L. MacGregor Mathers, A. Crowley, The Goetia: The Lesser Key of Solomon the King (1904). 1995 reprint: ISBN 0-87728-847-X.