Malphas

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{{Short description|President of Hell in demonology}}{{More citations needed|date=December 2012}}
[[File:Malthas.jpg|thumb|Malphas, by [[Louis Le Breton]], 1863]]
[[File:39-Malphas.png|thumb|[[Sigil]] of Malphas]]

In [[demonology]], '''Malphas''' is a [[demon]] who first appears in [[Johann Weyer]]'s ''[[Pseudomonarchia Daemonum]]''. That work and the [[The Lesser Key of Solomon|''Lesser Key of Solomon'']] describe him as a mighty Great President of [[Hell]], with 40 legions of demons under his command and is second in command under [[Satan]]. He appears as a [[raven]], but if requested, will instead resemble a man with a hoarse voice. Malphas is said to build houses, high towers and strongholds, throw down the buildings of enemies, destroy enemies' desires or thoughts (and/or make them known to the [[Evocation|conjurer]]) and all that they have done, give good [[familiar spirit|familiars]], and quickly bring [[Armed-forces artificer|artificers]] together from all places of the world. According to the writers, Malphas accepts willingly and kindly any sacrifice offered to him, but then he will allegedly deceive the conjurer.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lesser Key of SOlomon: Goetia|url=https://www.chaosmatrix.org/library/books/lesserkey/lesserkey1.pdf}} p.25</ref>

==In popular culture==
* Malphas appears as the main antagonist in the game [[Diablo IV]], for the third season of the game “The Season of the Construct“.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-19 |title=Diablo 4 Season 3 Guide: Season of the Construct - PureDiablo |url=https://www.purediablo.com/diablo-4-season-3-guide |access-date=2024-02-02 |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Malphas (Devil May Cry)|Malphas]] is one of the demons in ''[[Devil May Cry 5]]''.
* [[Malphas (Bayonetta 3)|Malphas]] is an infernal demon from Inferno appearing in ''[[Bayonetta 1]]'' and ''[[Bayonetta 3]]''. It is also mentioned in ''[[Bayonetta 2]]''.
* The sigil of Malphas can be seen on the ground in the game [[Ratshaker]], in the final room.
* Malphas appears as an antagonist in the indie game [[Faith: The Unholy Trinity]]
* Malphas is a recurring demon in the [[Shin Megami Tensei]] series.
* In the [[Castlevania]] series, Malphas is a recurrent demon.
* In the game [[Savage 2: A Tortured Soul]], Malphas is a particularly strong Hellbourne unit, obtained at a Hellshrine at a cost of 20 enemy souls.

==See also==
*''[[The Lesser Key of Solomon]]''

==Sources==
*S. L. MacGregor Mathers, A. Crowley, ''[[The Goetia|The Goetia: The Lesser Key of Solomon the King]]'' (1904). 1995 reprint: {{ISBN|0-87728-847-X}}.

== References ==
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{{Demons in the Ars Goetia}}
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[[Category:Goetic demons]]
[[Category:Raven deities]]

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