The Lesser Key of Solomon (Lemegeton)

Documented history: Reference sources describe The Lesser Key of Solomon, often called the Lemegeton (Lemegeton Clavicula Salomonis), as an anonymously authored grimoire compiled in the mid-17th century from materials that are several centuries older. Modern cataloguing (e.g., Wikidata) classifies it as an anonymous 17th-century spellbook. The provided sources do not specify a precise place of compilation, the original language of composition, nor enumerate the internal divisions or ritual contents in detail; they instead identify it broadly as a compendium related to sorcery, mysticism, and magic. Legends and reception: The supplied excerpts and references note the Lemegeton’s status as part of the Solomonic magical corpus in secondary reference works, but they do not supply specific legendary narratives, curse traditions, or folkloric attributions surrounding ownership or use. Standard popular claims about its contents or supernatural dangers are not present in the provided source excerpts and therefore are not asserted here.