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    37th Spirit • Marquis • 20 Legions

    PHENEX

    Phenex (Ars Goetia #37) — Seal of Phenex / Phenex Sigil for "Poetry & Sciences" (Traditional & Symbolic)

    The Marquis of Poetry, Wonderful Sciences, and Hypnotic Song

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

    Seal of Phenex (Phenex 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. Phenex (also Phoenix) is the 37th spirit, ranked as a Great Marquis commanding 20 legions. Appearing as a phoenix with a child's voice, he is traditionally associated with poetry, all sciences, and the hope of returning to heaven after 1,200 years—a uniquely artistic and redemptive figure.

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    Phenex at a Glance: Poetry, Sciences & Redemption

    Poetry (Phenex) — Artistic Theme (Traditional Claim)

    Described as an excellent poet—a rare artistic attribution among Goetic spirits, representing creative expression and lyrical beauty.

    Sciences (Phenex) — Knowledge Theme (Historical Description)

    Attributed with knowledge of all sciences—the full breadth of learning from natural philosophy to mathematical arts.

    Hope of Return (Phenex) — Redemption Theme (Grimoire Tradition)

    Noted for hoping to return to the Seventh Throne after 1,200 years—a poignant theme of patience, hope, and eventual restoration.

    § Introduction

    Phenex is traditionally listed as the 37th spirit and ranked as a Great Marquis. His profile is unusually artistic: he's described as an excellent poet who teaches "wonderful sciences," arriving with music-like sweetness that the texts frame as dangerous distraction. In other words: beauty that can derail attention.

    § Grimoire Profile

    Rank: Marquis
    Legions: 20
    Attributed office: teaching wonderful sciences; poetic excellence; obedient service (as claimed by the texts)

    § Appearance (Traditional Description)

    He is depicted as a phoenix, singing sweet notes with a voice described as childlike. Some catalogue descriptions add that he later takes human form after being addressed—an example of the common "animal-to-human" transformation motif in grimoire literature.

    § Powers and Attributions

    • Teaching "all wonderful sciences"
    • Excellence in poetry (language as enchantment)
    • The theme of seductive sound as a test of focus

    § Practical Use (Historical / Educational)

    Phenex is a perfect emblem of the era's suspicion toward art: music and poetry were seen as morally powerful, capable of reshaping desire and reason.

    Symbolically (non-ritual), Phenex fits: creativity as a disciplined practice, the psychology of "beautiful distraction," how art can teach (and manipulate) through emotion.

    § Pop Culture Footprints

    Phenex appears in modern demon rosters and fantasy fiction often as a "phoenix demon" or infernal bard archetype.

    § Short Sources

    • The Lesser Key of Solomon — Ars Goetia (17th-century manuscript tradition)
    • Johann Weyer — Pseudomonarchia Daemonum (1577)
    • Jacques Collin de Plancy — Dictionnaire Infernal (1863 illustrated edition)

    Quick Reference

    Number:

    37th Spirit

    Rank:

    Marquis

    Legions:

    20

    Appearance:

    Phoenix with sweet childlike voice

    Historical Powers:

    Poetry, wonderful sciences, enchanting song

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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.