Furfur

Furfur appears in the Western grimoire/demonological corpus as a named office-holder rather than as a figure with a mythic birth narrative. The extant summaries attribute to him the title of a "powerful Great Earl of Hell" who commands "twenty-six legions of demons," placing him within the ranked, bureaucratic infernal hierarchy presented in sources such as The Goetia (The Lesser Key of Solomon). The provided material does not supply a traditional origin myth or etymologically certain name-origin story; the name is recorded in Latin form as Furfur (variants Furtur, Ferthur) and commentators note Latin words furfur/ furfures ("bran") and a possible corruption of furcifer ("scoundrel") as etymological possibilities.

Sources record multiple iconographic forms. Furfur is depicted as a deer or a winged deer and is also represented as an angel; several accounts state that he changes from a deer into an angel when compelled into a ritual containment device (the "magic triangle"). He is reported to answer questions in a rough voice when thus compelled. No consistent anthropogenic folk costume or locality-specific dress is given in the supplied material.

The tradition attributes several specific functions to Furfur: he "causes love between a man and a woman," "creates storms, tempests, thunder, lightning," and "teaches on secret and divine things." He is also described as commanding twenty-six legions of demons, indicating authority over numerous lesser spirits. Ritual sources and summaries emphasize his untrustworthiness: he "is a liar even when compelled to enter a magic triangle," meaning that even when summoned and interrogated by ceremonial magicians he may deliberately deceive.