Malphas

Malphas appears in early modern demonological catalogues rather than a mythic cosmogony. Principal textual attestations named in the provided materials are Johann Weyer's Pseudomonarchia Daemonum and the Lesser Key of Solomon (Goetia), where he is listed among the roster of infernal officers with a formal rank and duties. The supplied sources do not provide a birth narrative, cosmogonic origin, or prehistory for the entity beyond his listing and functional description within those grimorial hierarchies.

In the cited grimoire summaries Malphas 'appears as a raven' as his default form; the sources further state that 'if requested, will instead resemble a man with a hoarse voice.' These descriptions are presented in the context of conjuration in ceremonial magic, i.e., the forms in which he is said to manifest when summoned by practitioners of the grimoire tradition.

Attributed functions in the provided texts include building houses, high towers and strongholds; throwing down the buildings of enemies; destroying enemies' desires or thoughts and/or revealing those thoughts to the conjurer; supplying 'good familiars'; and quickly bringing artificers together from all places of the world. He is described as commanding forty legions of demons and is characterized as a 'mighty Great President' often listed as second in command under Satan in those catalogues. The sources also state that Malphas 'accepts willingly and kindly any sacrifice offered to him, but then he will allegedly deceive the conjurer,' signaling a warning about his untrustworthiness in bargain contexts.