Valefar

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In demonology, Valefar is a Duke of Hell.^[1] He tempts people to steal and is in charge of a good relationship among thieves, but later he brings them to the gallows. Valefar is considered a good familiar by his associates "till they are caught in the trap."^[2] He commands ten legions of demons.^[3]

He is represented as a lion with the head of a man, or as a lion with the head of a donkey.^[3]

Other spellings: Malaphar, Malephar, Valafar, Valefor.

1 In modern culture
2 See also
3 References
4 Sources

[edit] In modern culture

Valefor appears as an aeon in the videogame Final Fantasy X as a harpy/cockatrice creature.
Valefor is the name of the enchanted butler of Crackpot Hall in the novel Flora Segunda.
Valefor is also one of the major Demon Princes in the role playing game In Nomine, the Prince of Theft, specifically.
Valefor is a crest in the videogame Shadow Hearts: Covenant
Valefor is the name of a Shura God (Kishin, literally meaning "Machine God") in Super Robot Wars Compact 3 and Super Robot Wars Original Generations.
"Valefar" was the name of a Lithuanian black metal band, established in 1994 by the members of two other bands - "Anubi" (go to [1]) and "Nahash" (see [2]). The band stopped after the tragic death of the lead singer (Sargatanos) in 2002.
Valefor is the name of a server a player may choose to play on in the MMO (massively multi-player online) fantasy game, FFXI.

[edit] See also

The Lesser Key of Solomon

[edit] References

^ Waite, Arthur Edward (1913), The Book of Ceremonial Magic, Chapter IV: "The Mysteries of Goëtic Theurgy according to the Lesser Key of Solomon the King: Demons: I. (Baal) to IX. (Paimon), p. 197 at sacred-texts.com
^ ibid., footnote #7
^ ^a ^b Mathers, S.L. MacGregor, Crowley, Aleister (Editors - 1904), The Lesser Key of Solomon, "Goetia: Shemhamphorash," p. 23, at sacred-texts.com