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Testament of Solomon 5

Control of Demons

And I commanded another demon to present himself before me.

2And there came a woman with a very beautiful form, but her feet were those of a mule.

3And I said to her: Tell me, who are you?

4And she said: I am called Onoskelis. I dwell in caves, precipices and ravines.

5I have many forms. Sometimes I appear as a human woman, sometimes as a beast.

6I strangle men and pervert them from their true nature.

7And I said: By which angel are you frustrated?

8And she answered: I am frustrated by the angel Joel.

9Then I sealed her with my ring and assigned her to spin hemp for the ropes of the temple.

10And she was constrained to work.

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About Testament of Solomon

An apocryphal or pseudepigraphal text — outside the canon of the Western churches, yet widely circulated among ancient Jews and Christians. Published here from a public-domain translation, edited for continuous reading.