Orobas

This article is about the goetic demon. For the album by Koby Israelite, see Orobas: Book of Angels Volume 4.

"Orobos" redirects here. For for the taxonomic synonym of a genus of plants, see Tephrosia.

A nineteenth century woodcut image of Orobas from Collin de Plancy's 1863 Dictionnaire Infernal

In demonology, Orobas is a powerful Great Prince of Hell, having twenty legions of demons under his control.

It is said that Orobas answers questions and gives one power and control over others, protects a summoner from the persecution of any other evil spirits and offer favor from one's friends and enemies, puts a stop to slander and gossips about the summoner, and that Orobas gives true answers about past, present and future. Orobas is said to give true direction and knowledge to a summoner who humbles him/her self.

Orobas is depicted with flaming eyes and resembles a brown stallion bucking up with dust. He also is depicted as a hairy dark man with a horse head with red eyes.

The name could come from the Latin 'orobias', a type of incense.

Popular culture

Orobas is portrayed as a horse-footed student in Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun.

Orobas is featured as a Shadow in many Megami Tensei (and thus Persona) titles. It is portrayed as a bipedal horse with dark red fur.

References

• Goetia - S. L. MacGregor Mathers (1904)
• Pseudomonarchia daemonum - Johann Wier (1583)
• Dictionnaire Infernal - Collin de Plancy (1863)
• Demon of magik

Sources

• Joseph H. Peterson, editor, Lemegeton Clavicula Salomonis: The Lesser Key of Solomon Weiserbooks, 2001, ISBN 1-57863-220-X.
• S. L. MacGregor Mathers, A. Crowley, The Goetia: The Lesser Key of Solomon the King (1904). 1995 reprint: ISBN 0-87728-847-X.