- Raum
:"This is an article about a demon. For the ancient, legendary king who ruled in Norway see
Raum the Old ".Indemonology , Raum is a Great Earl ofHell , ruling thirty legions ofdemon s. He is depicted as a crow which adopts human form at the request of the conjurer.Characteristics
Raum steals treasures out of kings' houses, carrying them where he wishes, and destroys cities and dignities of men (he is said to have great dispraise for dignities). Raum can also tell things past, present and future, and reconcile friends and foes.
In traditional satanism Raum is the deamon that invokes love.
Etymology
'Raum' in German means "space, room, chamber"; 'räumen' means to empty, evacuate. See
lebensraum , literally "living room" (that is, room for living, not aliving room )."Other spellings": Raim, Raym, Räum.
Appearances in Popular Culture
* The demon Raum is the main character of the book "Raum" by Carl Sherrell published in 1977.
* In the comic book
Doom Patrol , Raum is a demon who attempts to procure the Throne of Hell (abdicated by Lucifer) by using the souls of those who committedsuicide . His underling,Semyaza , used alute strung with the angelIsrafel 's heart strings to drive people to suicide. Raum revealed to Robotman that he is in possession of Steele's soul. Raum also appeared inBooks of Magic . Raum also appears in the AngeLink Series byLyda Morehouse in "Fallen Host" as a punk rock underling of her Euro trashMorningstar .* He is a character in the PlayStation 2 game Primal, appearing as the Lord of Aetha, the Wraith realm next to his wife, Empusa.
* Blackbird RAUM, a nihilist-anarchist
folk punk band fromSanta Cruz, California , is named after the demon.* Raum, is a
sludge metal band heavily influenced by early 90'sgrunge with members hailing from both theNew Orleans andMississippi area.*Count Raum also appears as a killable "Kindred Demon" in the game Final Fantasy XI.
*In the video game
Gears of War , the main adversary is named General RAAM, a possible reference to the demon Raum as they are both pronounced the same wayee also
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The Lesser Key of Solomon References
ources
*S. L. MacGregor Mathers, A. Crowley, "" (1904). 1995 reprint: ISBN 0-87728-847-X.
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