Astaroth is mentioned in a variety of sources, each offering contradictory
identification. In Arthur Waite’s The Book of Black Magic and of
Pacts, before Astaroth fell he was a prince of the order of thrones. In
Spence’s An Encyclopedia of Occultism, Astaroth belonged to the order
of seraphim. The Grimorium Verum maintains that Astaroth has set
up residence in America.
In The Lemegeton, Waite refers to Astaroth as a great duke in the
infernal regions, whereas according to Barrett in The Magus, he is
called Diabolus in the Greek language. It is said that when he is
invoked Astaroth manifests as a beautiful angel astride a dragon carrying
a viper in his right hand. According to Voltaire, Astaroth was an
ancient god of Syria, whereas De Plancy argues that he was one of the
seven princes of hell who visited Faust.
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