Leraje

"It doesn't matter anymore. The moon has appeared and your time is up. I suggest you and your friends start to run now. For my hunt's about to begin."

- Leraje.

Leraje is the 14th demonic spirit of the Ars Goetia that was summoned by King Solomon.

Overview
Leraje is a mighty Great Marquis of Hell who has thirty legions of demons under his power. In the Grand Grimoire, he is listed as a direct subordinate of Sargatanas, along with Morax and Valefor. He is a great hunter and will avenge any insult suffered by the one who summoned him.

He can create great battles and makes arrow wounds putrefy.

Appearance
He is depicted as a gallant and handsome archer clad in green, carrying a bow and quiver. And at others times, a demonic humanoid soldier with a gun, green armor, and bat-like wings.

Power and Abilities
Leraje is described as a master archer who is able to start battles and putrefies even the most deadly of arrow-wounds. He causes great conflicts that can evolve into battles and disputes, can cause arrow wounds to develop gangrene or infection and has the power of driving away mobs.

Myths and Legends
Leraye is the fourteenth spirit in the Lesser Key of Solomon (in some versions as Leraje, and in Rudd's variant as Leriac), the thirteenth spirit in the Pseudomonarchia Daemonum (as Loray or Oray), and appears as Oray in the Dictionnaire Infernal. He is sometimes considered to be the same demon as Satanachia, although the Grand Grimoire instead deems him to be a direct subordinate of Sargatanas.

The name of this demon appears in many forms, depending on the source consulted. In Wierus' Pseudomonarchia Daemonum, his name is given as Loray. The same text suggests that he is sometimes also known as Oray. In Scot's Discoverie of Witchcraft, the name of this demon is spelled Leraie, which is curious, considering Scot was merely translating Wierus' Pseudomonarchia. In the Goetia of Dr. Rudd, the name is given as Leraic, while elsewhere in manuscripts attributed to Dr. Rudd, it is spelled variously Leraje and Leraye and Leraiel. By the time it gets to Steve Savedow's Goetic Evocation, the name is spelled Leriakhe.

Despite the confusion on the spelling of his name, almost all sources agree that this demon appears in the form of an archer, complete with a bow and a quiver full of arrows. He is a martial demon with the power to putrefy all wounds made by arrows. He is also said to instigate battles. He holds the rank of marquis and has a regiment of thirty legions at his command.

Quotes

 * "You seem to misunderstand me, let me repeat myself. I am the hunter and you are my target." - Leraje.


 * "You know the scientific statement which says that both apes and humans have a common animalistic ancestor, would that make them both animals? Would a hunter care about what life a animal had, what hopes and dreams? No, they wouldn’t. Humans are also animals, and I am a hunter who hunts down and deals with animals." - Leraje's view of Humanity.


 * "The Fourteenth Spirit is called Leraje (or Leraie). He is a Marquis Great in Power, showing himself in the likeness of an Archer clad in Green, and carrying a Bow and Quiver. He causeth all great Battles and Contests; and maketh wounds to putrefy that are made with Arrows by Archers. This belongeth unto Sagittary. He governeth 30 Legions of Spirits, and this is his Seal, etc." - Original text from the Ars Goetia.


 * "Leraje (or Leraie) is a Marquis Great in Power, showing himself in the likeness of an Archer clad in Green, and carrying a Bow and Quiver. He causeth all great Battles and Contests; and maketh wounds to putrefy that are made with Arrows by Archers. This belongeth unto Sagittary. He governeth 30 Legions of Spirits." - Text from Tikaboo.


 * "He appears as a green clad archer, while sometimes in some older military uniform which appears to be of the civil war area. In an initiatory sense, Lerajae is very useful in directing ones desired goals and making them reality. For instance, one would summon Lerajae when one wants to obtain a specific goal i.e. job, trip, item, etc. The archer as he is known is useful in the sense of 'hitting the mark'." - Text from the Luciferian Goetia by Michael Ford.


 * "Aside from general expectation magicks, you can seek the wisdom of Leraje during conflicts in order to resolve them. Leraje also gives good counsel to those seeking help on relationships with difficult people." - Text from the Daemonolatry Goetia by S. Connolly.

Trivia

 * Some authors say this demon belongs to the zodiacal sign of Sagittarius.
 * According to Rudd, Leraje is opposed by the Shemhamphorasch angel Mehahel.
 * According to some scholars, Leraje is a demon created by merging a demonized Cernunnos and Artemis.

Image Sources

 * (14 leraje.jpg) Leraje from IzFact
 * (Leraje.png) Leraje by ???
 * (14-Leraie seal.png) Leraje's seal from the Lesser Key of Solomon
 * (AlterEgo artwork04 leraje.jpg) AlterEgo artwork04_leraje by kometani
 * (Leraje0.jpg) Leraje by ???
 * (Leraje Occult World.jpg) Leraje from Occult World
 * (Satoshi-matsuura-2018-04-03-leraje-s.jpg) Leraje (The seventy-two demons) by Satoshi Matsuura
 * (Leraje by hotpppink dbcnggy-fullview.jpg) Leraje by hotpppink
 * (Leraje by bdaroz dbrrvuj-fullview.jpg) Leraje by BDAROZ
 * (Demon Goetic Goddess Leraje.jpg) Leraje by AmonTigris
 * (14 - Leraje1.jpg) 14 - Leraje by pyrogina
 * (No 14 leraje demon by curs3db0y dcb0h22-fullview.jpg) No. 14 Leraje Demon by Curs3dB0y
 * (Raul-maldonado-068leraje.jpg) LERAJE by Raul Maldonado
 * (Leraje Giten.png) Leraje's sprite from Giten Megami Tensei: Tokyo Mokushiroku