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    38th Spirit • Earl • 26 Legions

    HALPHAS

    Halphas (Ars Goetia #38) — Seal of Halphas / Halphas Sigil for "Fortifications & War" (Traditional & Symbolic)

    The Earl of Fortifications, Weapons, and War Logistics

    Educational / historical profile drawn from grimoire tradition.
    No ritual instructions. No supernatural claims.

    Seal of Halphas (Halphas sigil) — Ars Goetia traditional seal illustration

    Traditional seal (historical illustration).

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    The Ars Goetia is a 17th-century grimoire cataloguing 72 spirits. Halphas (also Malthus) is the 38th spirit, ranked as an Earl commanding 26 legions. Appearing as a stork or stock-dove, he is traditionally associated with building towers, furnishing them with weapons and ammunition, and sending warriors to appointed places—a military architect figure.

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    Halphas at a Glance: Fortification, Armaments & Strategy

    Tower Building (Halphas) — Fortification Theme (Traditional Claim)

    Described as building towers—symbolic of defense, strongholds, and creating structures that protect and project power.

    Armaments (Halphas) — Military Supply Theme (Historical Description)

    Attributed with furnishing towers with weapons and ammunition—representing logistics, preparation, and material readiness for conflict.

    Troop Deployment (Halphas) — Strategy Theme (Grimoire Tradition)

    Linked to sending warriors to appointed places—a figure for strategic planning, coordination, and military organization.

    § Introduction

    Halphas is traditionally listed as the 38th spirit and ranked as an Earl. His portfolio is intensely practical: building towers, stocking them with weapons, and handling the infrastructure of conflict. If some spirits are "battle," Halphas is "supply chain."

    § Grimoire Profile

    Rank: Earl
    Legions: 26
    Attributed office: building towers/fortifications; furnishing them with arms; rough voice

    § Appearance (Traditional Description)

    He is often depicted in the shape of a stork (sometimes described in bird form more generally), speaking with a hoarse voice—an odd, memorable contrast: a war engineer disguised as a long-legged bird.

    § Powers and Attributions

    • Constructing fortified structures (towers, defenses)
    • Supplying weapons and war resources
    • Embodying the logistics layer of conflict rather than the glory layer

    § Practical Use (Historical / Educational)

    Halphas is a clean window into early modern warfare's reality: victory wasn't only courage—it was engineering and supply.

    Symbolically (non-ritual), he maps to: organizational infrastructure and "boring power," preparedness and contingency planning, how systems enable outcomes (good or bad).

    § Pop Culture Footprints

    Halphas appears sporadically in demon rosters and fantasy settings as a builder/armorer archetype.

    § Short Sources

    • Johann Weyer — Pseudomonarchia Daemonum (1577)
    • Reginald Scot — The Discoverie of Witchcraft (1584)
    • Jacques Collin de Plancy — Dictionnaire Infernal (1863 illustrated edition)

    Quick Reference

    Number:

    38th Spirit

    Rank:

    Earl

    Legions:

    26

    Appearance:

    Stork with hoarse voice

    Historical Powers:

    Building towers, furnishing with weapons, sending warriors

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    From the Lesser Key of Solomon — Ars Goetia

    This article is a historical summary of public-domain grimoire material. It does not provide ritual instructions or claim supernatural efficacy.