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== H. P. Blavatsky == | == [[Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna|H. P. Blavatsky]] == | ||
The Persian ''Aêshma‐dev, ''the ''Esham‐dev ''of the Parsis, “the evil Spirit of Concupiscence”, according to Bréal, whom the Jews appropriated under the name of ''Ashmedai'', “the Destroyer ”, the ''Talmud ''identifying the creature with Beelzebub and Azrael (Angel of Death), and calling him the “ King of the Devils ”. | '''{{Style S-Small capitals|Asmodeus}}'''. The Persian ''Aêshma‐dev, ''the ''Esham‐dev ''of the Parsis, “the evil Spirit of Concupiscence”, according to Bréal, whom the Jews appropriated under the name of ''Ashmedai'', “the Destroyer ”, the ''Talmud ''identifying the creature with Beelzebub and Azrael (Angel of Death), and calling him the “ King of the Devils ”. | ||
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H. P. Blavatsky
Asmodeus. The Persian Aêshma‐dev, the Esham‐dev of the Parsis, “the evil Spirit of Concupiscence”, according to Bréal, whom the Jews appropriated under the name of Ashmedai, “the Destroyer ”, the Talmud identifying the creature with Beelzebub and Azrael (Angel of Death), and calling him the “ King of the Devils ”.
Source: H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophical Glossary, art. Asmodeus