Belial

Prince of Lawlessness

Belial is an ancient adversarial entity in Abrahamic lore and ceremonial magic, embodying worthlessness, sedition, and moral rot. Initially denoting base wickedness and the demonic antithesis of Christ in early Christian texts, he developed into an eloquent, beautiful fallen king in Solomonic grimoires who distributes political favors and infernal senatorships.

DemonENTPDemon KingFallen AngelArs GoetiaSons of BelialSpirit of Lawlessness
⛧ Goetic CanonBelial
King of the Goetia / Spirit Sixty-Eight • king
Primary Source: Ars Goetia (SL MacGregor Mathers & Aleister Crowley ed., 1904), §68; Johann Weyer, Pseudomonarchia Daemonum (1577), §23

In the Ars Goetia, Belial is a mighty king created immediately after Lucifer. Manifesting as two beautiful angels seated in a fiery chariot, he speaks with a seductive, graceful voice while harboring an utterly perverse nature. He confers prestigious senatorships, procures political favors from allies and foes alike, distributes noble titles, and governs eighty legions of spirits.

“Weyer notes that Belial was cast down first among the worthier sort who fell with Lucifer, stressing that he will not speak truth or yield true answers unless constrained by divine power and sacrificial offerings.”

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