- Flauros
In
demonology , Flauros is a strong Great Duke ofHell , having thirty-six (twenty according toPseudomonarchia Daemonum )legion s ofdemon s under his rule.He gives true answers of all things past, present and future, but he must be first commanded to enter a magic
triangle for if not he will lie, deceive theconjurer , and beguile him in other business. But if he enters thetriangle he will answer truly, and gladly speak aboutdivinity , the creation of the world, himself, and otherfallen angel s. He can also destroy all theconjurer 's enemies by burning them up. If the magician requests it, he will not suffertemptation s from any spirit or in any form. Commonly people represent him as a humanoid Leopard with big claws. Flauros is depicted as a terrible and strongleopard that under request of theconjurer changes into a man with fiery eyes and an awful expression.Flauros can also supposedly be called upon when a mortal wishes to take vengeance on other demons. This is likely included in his capability to destroy the conjurer's enemies.
"Other spellings": Flavros, Hauras, Haures, Havres. The last three spellings probably came from copyists mistaking the first two letters of "Flauros", when written too closely together, for an "H".
In Modern Culture
In the
survival horror video game "Silent Hill ", the Flauros is a mystical pyramid-shaped object. It is about two inches on each side, and has a triangular base with three sides slanting up to pyramid formation. Each side is made up of four smaller triangles inside the larger one. The Flauros is used by the protagonist in the course of stopping the antagonist's daughter.In , the Flauros is mistaken for an object that can contain the psychic powers of character
Alessa Gillespie .In , Haures is a Summoned Spirit.
Flauros is featured in numerous installments of the "
Megami Tensei " series as an enemy as well as an acquirable demon.*In the 2006
Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game supplement "Tome of Magic: Pact, Shadow, and True Name Magic", Flauros appears as a "vestige" with whom characters can make a pact in return for power. His name is spelled as "Haures".ee also
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*S. L. MacGregor Mathers, A. Crowley, "" (1904). 1995 reprint: ISBN 0-87728-847-X.
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