Adramelech
Of the many demons occupying hell, few wield as much power as Adramelech. According to the Old Testament, Adramelech (meaning “King of Fire”) was one half of Assyrian city of Sepharvaim’s pantheon of gods-- a duo that also included the goddess Anammelech (meaning “Anu is King”). Worshippers of these two were feared and reviled for their practice of burning their children alive as part of a horrific ritual sacrifice. In modern demonology, Adramelech usually takes the form of a donkey or a peacock-- or some combination of the two. He is said to be one of the ten archdemons presiding over hell, and the eighth member of Beelzebub's "Order of the Fly." According to Collin de Plancy’s Dictionnaire Infernal, Adramelech also wields considerable influence within the infernal chambers of power. Not only is he the President of the Senate of Demons, but he is also Chancellor of Hell, and, if Plancy is to be believed, in charge of Satan’s personal wardrobe. Adramelech - A Mighty Chancellor Adramelech is described as a mighty chancellor of the underworld and the president of Devil’s high commission by Collin de Plancy in Dictionnaires Infernal. He shows himself as a peacock with the face of a mule. Worshipping him involves burning children in the altars. In the Bible, the name Adramelech appears twice in the Old Testament. First, Adramelech is the name of the son of Assyrian King, who along with his brother, murdered his father while worshipping idol Nisrach in the temple (2kings 19 36-38). 2 Kings 17;31 describes Adramelech as a god of Sepharvaim who was worshipped by Avvites by burning their children. Details of Adramelech have not been mentioned in the Assyrian inscriptions. Adramelech is a possible reconstruction of ADDIR-Melek a western Semitic to mean the glorious one is the King a reference name of the sun deity.
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