Orias

Orias

Greaterwell-documentedRenaissance/early modern European grimoire-style demonologyWestern Europe (grimoire tradition)
Origin

Orias is presented in the cataloguing format of a numbered grimoire entry: specifically named as "The Fifty-ninth Spirit" in the source summary. This situates him as part of a larger indexed series of spirits typical of Renaissance and early modern Goetic-style demonological works. The supplied materials do not provide any cosmogonic origin, biographical history, or mythic narrative for Orias beyond this catalogue placement.

Appearance

The grimoire-derived description (the Fifty-ninth Spirit) depicts Orias as appearing in the form of a lion, mounted upon a mighty and strong horse which has a serpent's tail; in his right hand he holds two great serpents that are hissing. This composite bestial and mounted appearance is recorded in the summarized grimoire entry reproduced in the cited source and is the sole physical description provided in the available material.

Abilities

According to the cited grimoire-style entry, Orias' office is to teach the virtues of the stars and to know the mansions of the planets and how to understand their virtues, indicating a role as a teacher of astrological knowledge. He is further said to transform men, to grant dignities and prelacies and confirmation thereof, and to secure favour with friends and foes. The entry also states he governs thirty legions of spirits and that he has a seal (the seal itself is referenced but not reproduced in the supplied material). All these attributed powers derive from the single grimoire-format description summarized in the provided source.

Weaknesses & Wards

Weaknesses

  • other
    No weaknesses listed in the cited sources

Wards

  • other
    No wards or protective rites specified in the cited sources

Community Record

Sources
  1. [1]
    Orias. Wikipedia: Orias (summary of grimoire-style entry)wiki
  2. [2]
    Orias (Wikidata entry). Wikidata: Orias (disambiguation/other uses noted)other
  3. [3]
    Kastro tis Orias. Referenced in research notes to indicate homographic uses of the string 'Orias/Oria' in other contexts (toponymic)wiki
  4. [4]
    Archive and miscellaneous items (homographs and names). Various archive/web items cited in research notes showing unrelated modern uses of the string 'Orias/Oria/ORIAS' (music track, institutional acronyms, personal names).other
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