Buer

In demonology, Buer is a Great President of Hell, having fifty legions of demons under his command. He appears when the Sun is in Sagittarius. Buer teaches Natural and Moral Philosophy, Logic, and the virtues of all herbs and plants. He also heals all infirmities, especially of men, and gives good familiars.

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He is depicted in the shape of Sagittarius, which is as a centaur with a bow and arrows.

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According to other authors he teaches Medicine, and has the head of a lion and five goat legs surrounding his body to walk in every direction.

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Although the etymology of his name is uncertain, curiously there was an ancient city named "Buer" (now Gelsenkirchen) in Westphalia, Germany.

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Demonology: Demonology is the systematic study of demons. Insofar as it involves exegesis, demonology is an orthodox branch of theology....

Hell: Hell is, according to many religious beliefs, a place or a state of painful suffering. The English word 'hell' comes from the Teutonic 'Hel', which originally meant "to cover" and later referred to the goddess of the Norse underworld, Helgardh. Compare Anglo-Saxon helan and Latin celare = "to hide"....

Demon: In folklore, mythology, and religion, a demon or demoness is a supernatural being that has generally been described as a malevolent spirit but outside Christian circles was viewed as a sort of elemental spirit: compare Daemon and djinn. A demon is frequently depicted as a force that may be conjured ...