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Asmodeus

Asmodeus or Ashmedai , also Ashema Deva, is a prince of demons, or in Judeo-Islamic lore the king of the earthly spirits mostly known from the "Book of Tobit", in which he is the primary antagonist.

Asmodeus is also mentioned in some Talmudic legends; for instance, in the story of the construction of the Temple of Solomon.
According to Renaissance Christians he was King of the Nine Hells. Asmodeus also is referred to as one of the seven princes of Hell. In "Binsfeld's classification of demons", each one of these princes represents one of the seven deadly sins (lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, envy, and pride) Asmodeus represents lust.

In the "Dictionnaire Infernal" Asmodeus is depicted with the breast of a man, a cock leg, serpent tail, three heads (one of a man spitting fire, one of a sheep, and one of a bull), riding a lion with dragon wings and neck, all of these animals being associated with either lascivity, lust or revenge.