Belphegor (Lord of the Opening) was once an angel of the order of
principalities, the third-lowest order in the traditional hierarchy of
nine orders of angels. He later became a god of licentiousness in
ancient Moab. In hell, Belphegor is the demon of inventiveness, and
when called upon, appears in the likeness of a young woman.
According to the Dictionnaire Infernal, by De Plancy, Belphegor
was hell’s ambassador to France. Victor Hugo concurs in The Toilers of
the Sea, placing Belphegor in Paris. In Paradise Lost, by John Milton,
Belphegor is a variant for Nisroc, whom he says is of the “Principalities
of the Prime.”
One story describes how the devils of hell were upset to hear
about the existence of couples on earth who were apparently happily
married. Belphegor was sent out on a mission to investigate, but soon
discovered in his searches that the rumor was groundless.
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