Agares

It is associated with WIRE's textual project, but later transmission involved editors, translators and readers who carried the material into settings far removed from WIRE's critical purpose.

The catalogue lists 69 spirits, including Bael, Agares, Marbas, Amen, Barbetos, Bua, Paimon, Belial, Stolas, Andras and Balam.

Each entry assigns a title, rank, appearance, office or supposed ability.

Spirits appear as kings, princes, dukes, marquises, presidents, earls and knights.

The famous first section, the Ars Goetia, describes 72 spirits.

It assigns them names, ranks, appearances, offices, and in many versions, individual seals.

Familiar entries include Baal, Agares, Vassago, Paimon, Bua, Astaroth, Asmodei, Belial, Stolas, Dantalion, and Andromalius.

The Ars Goetia did not create all of these figures.

Therefore, if it please your Majesty, I'll bring a kennel of hounds to hunt him.

Ho, Helmot, Agares, Astaroth

Hold! He'll raise a ken of devils.

Good my lord, entreat