Dantalion — Duke of the Ars Goetia
| Number | #71 |
| Rank | Duke |
| Seal Metal | Copper |
| Legions | 36 |
| Hierarchy | Dukes |
| Status | ⏳ Awaiting Summoning |
The Grimoire Speaks
Dantalion is the Seventy-first Spirit of the Ars Goetia, holding the rank of Duke in the infernal hierarchy. According to the Lesser Key of Solomon, Dantalion commands 36 legions of inferior spirits and belongs to the order of Dukes. As a Duke, Dantalion serves within the structured hierarchy beneath the Great Kings of the Goetia.
Appearance
He appeareth in the form of a Man with many Countenances, all Men's and Women's Faces; and he hath a Book in his right hand.
Powers & Dominion
He teacheth all Arts and Sciences unto any; and declareth the Secret Counsel of any one; for he knoweth the Thoughts of all Men and Women, and can change them at his Will. He can cause Love, and show the Similitude of any person, and show the same by a Vision, let them be in what part of the World they Will.
Summoning & Constraints
He governeth 36 Legions of Spirits.
Historical Note
The seal and description of Dantalion are drawn from the Ars Goetia, the first book of the Lemegeton (Lesser Key of Solomon), a 17th-century grimoire compiled from older Medieval and Renaissance sources. The 72 demons were said to have been conjured and bound by King Solomon using a brass vessel sealed with divine names. Each demon's seal, reproduced above, was used by the conjurer as a means of identification and control during the summoning ritual. Clay Cyanide's sculptural interpretations bring these ancient descriptions into three-dimensional form for the first time as presupported 3D printable STL miniatures.