Demonology
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Ipos the Earl and the Prince of Hell

The modern illustration of the demon Ipos

Ipos

from Collin de Plancy's Dictionnaire Infernal

Ipos-seal

Ipos' seal

In demonology, Ipos is an Earl and powerful Prince of Jinnestan (a Duke to some authors) who has thirty-six legions of demons under his command. He knows and can reveal all things, past, present and future (only the future to some authors, and past and future to others). He can make men witty and valiant.

He is commonly depicted with the body of a man with the head of a lion, the tail of a hare, and the feet of a goose, less frequently in the same shape but with the body of a lion, and rarely as a vulture.

Some who have summoned Ipos have stated that he is the same entity as the Egyptian god Anubis. Anubis is said to be nearly ten feet tall and muscular with the head of a jackal. In this form he acts as a protector and guide for souls of the deceased.

Other spellings: Aiperos, Ayperos, Ayporos, Ipes.

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