Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
evil spirit, prince of demons, from Latin Asmodaeus, from Greek Asmodaios, from Talmudic Hebrew Ashmeday, from Avestan Aeshma-dæva, "Aeshma the deceitful," from aeshma "anger," daeva- "spirit, demon."
Wikipedia
Asmodeus is an Austrian black metal band founded in 1996.
Asmodeus (; , Asmodaios) or Ashmedai (; , ʾAšmədʾāy; see below for other variations) is a king of demons mostly known from the deuterocanonical Book of Tobit, in which he is the primary antagonist. The demon is also mentioned in some Talmudic legends; for instance, in the story of the construction of the Temple of Solomon. He was supposed by some Renaissance Christians to be the King of the Nine Hells. Asmodeus also is referred to as one of the seven princes of Hell. In Binsfeld's classification of demons, each one of these princes represents one of the seven deadly sins ( Lust, Gluttony, Greed, Sloth, Wrath, Envy, and Pride). Asmodeus is the demon of lust and is therefore responsible for twisting people's sexual desires.
It is said in Asmodeus; Or, The Devil on Two Sticks that people who fall to Asmodeus' ways will be sentenced to an eternity in the second level of hell.
Asmodeus ( or ) is a fictional character from the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game. His exact nature varies from publication to publication; he is alternately presented as an evil god or a powerful devil.
In all publication appearances, he is the Lord of Hell/ Baator and the Overlord of the lesser Dukes of Hell.
Asmodeus is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Asmodeus is an extradimensional demon, subordinate to Mephisto, who has clashed on numerous occasions with the first Ghost Rider.
Asmodeus may refer to:
- Asmodai, a demon-like figure of the Talmud and Book of Tobit
- Asmodaios, a 19th-century Greek satirical newspaper
- Asmodeus (band), Austrian black-metal band
- Asmodeus (Marvel Comics), the name of several characters in Marvel Comics
- Asmodeus (Dungeons & Dragons)
- Asmodeus (Magicians trilogy) – a character in Lev Grossman's book series.
- Asmodeus (Redwall) – a character in the Redwall book series.
- Asmodeus: Book of Angels Volume 7, a 2007 album by guitarist Marc Ribot composed by John Zorn
- The antagonist of 1997 Nintendo 64 fighting game, Mace: The Dark Age
- Asmodeus is a major antagonist in the first game of the Star Ocean series.
Asmodeus, in comics, may refer to:
- Asmodeus (Marvel Comics), a demon and enemy of Ghost Rider
- Asmodeus, a fictional character in the online comic Megatokyo
- Asmodeus is one of the Seven Satans in the manga Angel Sanctuary
Usage examples of "asmodeus".
You have to tell me everything you know about Asmodeus, and how he came to be in cahoots with Eduardo and Guarda.
He was clearly trying to protect me from Asmodeus the only way he knew how—by giving the demon lord himself instead.
What a wonderful, loving, stupid man, I thought to myself, and firmly squished down every last bit of love I felt for him lest Asmodeus detect it and know I was bluffing my way out of the house.
I sent him only one tiny glance, a little one while Asmodeus's attention was on Eduardo raving before him, but in that look I packed every bit of love I had.
Evidently Asmodeus had a tight grip on him as well as Christian, because the ward made no protest when I pushed my way through it into the gray light of a rainy London morning.
I had a feeling the long hours with no sleep, not to mention the battle to save Sebastian, and the wear and tear on my nerves at seeing Christian willingly submit to Asmodeus had left my eyes a bit bloodshot.
I have to get Christian away from Asmodeus, the demon lord, the demon master who I am fairly certain turned Christian's father and thus has some sort of connection to Christian.
I can see that, but what good is a weakened Asmodeus going to do me when I have the triumvirate breathing down my neck?
I barely managed to get Sebastian out without bringing the house down around our ears, and that, I'm positive, is only because Christian was distracting Asmodeus enough that he couldn't throw his power into the triumvirate.
One of my feet stepped outside of the circle Asmodeus had been about to close around me.
I knew the ghosts couldn't drain enough power from Asmodeus to keep him from us longer than a few seconds.
Shrieks from the ghosts told me that Asmodeus had recovered from the surprise attack and was taking his vengeance on them.
His mind merged with mine and suddenly I had the strength to tear myself away from Asmodeus, my body—our body—filled with power that seemed to flow from our joined souls as we turned toward Asmodeus.
She spat out something at me in German, clawing at my hand until I realized she was trying to get Asmodeus's ring that I still held.
I reached for Christian, intent on merging with him to tap into our joined power so I could disable Guarda and Eduardo, but the second my mind merged with his I realized just what Asmodeus had meant.