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{{Short description|Demon in demonology}}
[[File:Marchocias.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Marchosias appears as a fire-spitting [[Chimera (mythology)|chimeric]] wolf with the wings of a griffon and the tail of a serpent.]]
In [[demonology]], '''Marchosias''' is a great and mighty [[Marquis]] of [[Hell]], commanding thirty legions of [[demon]]s. In the [[Ars Goetia]], the first book of ''[[The Lesser Key of Solomon]]'' (17th century), he is depicted as a wolf with [[griffin]] wings and a serpent's tail, spewing fire from his mouth. At the request of the [[magician (paranormal)|magician]], he may take the form of a man. He is a strong fighter, gives true answers to all questions, and is very faithful to the magician in following his commands. Before his [[fallen angel|fall]], he belonged to the angelic order of [[Dominion (angel)|Dominations]] (or Dominions), and when he was bound by [[Solomon]], he told him that after 1,200 years, he hoped to return to [[Heaven]] ("unto the Seventh Throne").<ref>S. L. MacGregor Mathers (trans.) and A. Crowley (ed.), ''[[The Goetia|The Goetia: The Lesser Key of Solomon the King]]'' (1904). 1995 reprint: {{ISBN|0-87728-847-X}}.</ref>

In the ''[[Pseudomonarchia Daemonum]]'' (1577) of [[Johann Weyer]], the demon is called '''Marchocias,''' and his description is much the same as that given in the Goetia except that his gender when appearing as a wolf is female ("a cruel she-wolf") and spewing forth "I cannot tell what" from his mouth. He likewise hopes to eventually return to the Seventh Throne, but is "deceived in that hope."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.esotericarchives.com/solomon/weyer.htm|title=Johann Weyer, Pseudomonarchia Daemonum|website=www.esotericarchives.com}}</ref>

[[Collin de Plancy]] in his ''[[Dictionnaire Infernal]]'' (1818) draws on both sources for his description of Marchosias in his catalogue of demons.

The name Marchosias comes from the [[Late Latin]] ''marchio'', "marquis".

==In popular culture==
In [[James Blish]]'s [[Apocalypse|apocalyptic]] novel ''[[Black Easter]]'', black magician Theron Ware demonstrates his powers to sceptical arms-dealer Baines by performing a "sending" of Marchosias to cause the suicide by poison of an eminent physicist. The [[The Lesser Key of Solomon|goetic]] ceremony of evocation is described with a vividness and a meticulous attention to detail unusual in a work of fiction.

Marchosias appears in the ''[[Legends of Tomorrow]]'' season 5 episode "[[Legends of Tomorrow (season_5)|Ship Broken]]", where he is a [[hellhound]] that was previously the dog of famed serial killer [[David Berkowitz|Son of Sam]].

In ''Wolf's Curse'' by [[Kelley Armstrong]], a demon claiming to be Marchosias appears with her hell beasts and she claims to be the creator of [[werewolves]]. This is said by a werewolf to be one of many legends as to their creation and that he doesn't know or care if the demon is actually Marochosias.

The ASW-G-35 [[Gundam]] Marchosias (ガンダムマルコシアス) is a mobile suit from the ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans]] Urdr-Hunt'' [[mobile game]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-01-06/gundam-iron-blooded-orphans-anime-gets-spinoff-in-app/.141698|title=Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans Anime Gets Spinoff in App|website=Anime News Network|date=16 April 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gundam.info/news/gunpla/news_hot-topics_20191216_20.html|title=「ガンダム・マルコシアス」が登場！『機動戦士ガンダム 鉄血のオルフェンズ』MSアーカイブス第4回公開！ &#124; GUNDAM.INFO|website=GUNDAM.INFO &#124; 公式ガンダム情報ポータルサイト}}</ref> and is one of the 72 Gundam Frames created during the ''Calamity War''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://g-tekketsu.com/|title=機動戦士ガンダム 鉄血のオルフェンズ|website=機動戦士ガンダム 鉄血のオルフェンズ}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://g-tekketsu.ggame.jp/|title=『機動戦士ガンダム 鉄血のオルフェンズ ウルズハント』公式サイト|website=『機動戦士ガンダム 鉄血のオルフェンズ ウルズハント』公式サイト}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sunrise-inc.co.jp/international/works/detail.php?cid=374|title=List of Works &#124;&#124; SUNRISE International Information|website=www.sunrise-inc.co.jp}}</ref>

The Marchosias Team is a team of aces from the Principality of Zeon in the ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam Side Story]]: Missing Link'' [[video game]], formed from characters who are unfit for service in the regular forces.

In ''[[Genshin Impact]]'', it is revealed that Marchosius ({{zh|马科修斯}}), now Guoba ({{zh|锅巴}}), was the [[Kitchen God|God of the Stove]] and Patron God of the Soil. Following a series of calamities, he used up his power to vitalize the land, greatly reducing his physical size and intelligence.

In ''[[Myriad Colors Phantom World]]'', Marchosias is a phantom that the main character summons to combat other phantoms.

In the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' audio play <i>Minuet in Hell</i>, the alien Psionovores adopt the form of Marchosias to trick the story's villain into believing he is making a pact with Hell.

==See also==
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* [[List of demons in the Ars Goetia|List of demons in the ''Ars Goetia'']]

==Sources==
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{{Demons in the Ars Goetia}}
{{Demons in Pseudomonarchia Daemonum}}

[[Category:Goetic demons]]
[[Category:Wolves in folklore, religion and mythology]]


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