1910–1911
Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
ASHODEUS, or ASHMF.DAI. an evil demon who appears in later Jewish tradition as " king of demons." He is sometimes identified with Beelzebub or Apollyon (Rev. ix. n). In the Talmud he plays a great part in the legends concerning Solomon. In the apocryphal book of Tobit (iii. 8)occurs the well-known story of his love for Sara, the beautiful daughter of Ragucl, whose seven husbands were slain in succession by him on their respective bridal nights. At last Tobias, by burning the heart and liver of a fish, drove off the…
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