- Ars Goetia
- The first book of The Lesser Key of Solomon. In the cited edition, it gives a numbered catalog of 72 spirits.
- Lemegeton
- Another name for The Lesser Key of Solomon, the larger compilation that contains the Ars Goetia.
- Spirit
- The source’s usual word for a named entity in its catalog. “Demon” is also common in modern descriptions of the book.
- Seal or sigil
- A drawn emblem assigned to an entry. The 1916 plates show one printed version of each design.
- Rank
- A title such as king, duke, or president used to classify an entry within the grimoire. Some entries have more than one title.
- Legion
- A group said by the text to be under a spirit’s command. A number beside “legions” is a claim in the source, not a measured population.
- Office
- A task or ability that the source attributes to a spirit. Entry descriptions summarize these claims without endorsing them.
- Appearance
- The form in which the source says a spirit appears, sometimes followed by an alternate human form.
- Alias
- A variant spelling or name associated with the same numbered entry in the edition or related transcriptions.
- Edition
- A particular published form of a text. The descriptions and seal plates here come from separate editions.
- Manuscript
- A handwritten copy. Differences between manuscripts and later printed editions can affect spelling and seal design.
Ars Goetia · Reference guide
Ars Goetia Glossary
Seals, ranks, legions, offices, and variant names define the vocabulary repeated across the 72-entry Ars Goetia catalogue.
