| “ | The cycle of man is an eternal swirl of insecurities, he forgets where he came from and does not know where he is going. | „ |
| ~ Bathin. |
Bathin is the 18th spirit of the Ars Goetia and a Great Duke of Hell, who has thirty to thirty-seven legions of demons under his command.
Overview[]
Bathin was an angel though to which choir he belonged in was unknown. Due to his strong appearance he was likely of the Dominion order of angels. After his fall from grace when rebelling against Heaven alongside Lucifer, he was appointed as a duke of Hell, who has under his command thirty legions of demons.
He knows the virtues of precious stones and herbs, making him a close associate of Stolas who too is well-versed within the knowledge of stones and herbs. It is said that Bathin and Stolas would also come to aid Mammon in bringing stones or material with special unique properties so as the Lord of Greed could use them for his own purposes. He can bring men from one place to another through astral projection.
Appearance[]
He is depicted as a strong man with the tail of a serpent, riding a pale horse.
Power and Abilities[]
He knows the virtues of precious stones and herbs, and can bring men suddenly from one country to another. He helps one attain astral projection, and takes one wherever one wants to go. Aside from that, he is a powerful demon, and a warrior. As he was once of the Dominion order of angels, he is also a fierce combatant, able to slay many angels that confronted him during the War in Heaven.
Myth and Legends[]
He is ranked as a duke in the Lesser Key of Solomon (as the eighteenth spirit) and Johann Weyer's Pseudomonarchia Daemonum (as the tenth spirit), where he is described as a serpent-tailed and muscular man riding a pale horse, who knows the properties of plants and stones, transports people across countries, and rules 30 legions of demons.