with bites. The nannies used to tell stories about Mormo who was associated with vampires as a lesson to naughty children. He also served as a consort of Hecate, the Greek goddess of the underworld and witchcraft. In his story The Horror at Red Hook, the horror writer H.P. Lovecraft makes a mention of Mormo. Also known as Asmodeus, this demon is named in the Talmud (the main text of Rabbinic Judaism) and is often found in the most important treatises on demonology. It is associated with carnal excesses, sensuality, depravity and lust, as well as all kinds of orgiastic states. Lucifer received the names of Asmodeus and Samael “The Poison of God” when, according to the Judeo-Christian tradition, he tempted Eve to taste the fruit of the forbidden tree (the knowledge of good and evil). The “Grand Duke of Hell” and commander of 40 demonic legions is part of the first demonic hierarchy, next to Beelzebub and Lucifer. He likes to seduce through sins such as laziness, vanity and a rationalist philosophy. It has a really sinister appearance: it is represented as a naked man with two pairs of wings, some large and black bat and other smaller with white plumage. He wears a crown on his head and a serpent on his left hand; his hands and feet are those of a dragon, and he is always riding on a wolf-like creature. This demon of Hebrew origin and metamorphic characteristics is extremely powerful and usually takes the form of a beast, usually a monstrous elephant, a dinosaur or a hippopotamus. He is also known as Bégimo and due to his love for food he has earned the nickname of demon of gluttony (although other sources say that it is really Beelzebub). He serves as sommelier of the underworld and personal cook of Satan, whom he treats with exquisite wines and delicacies. Its name derives etymologically from “Ba’al Zvuv”, which means “The Lord of>