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Asmodeus (; (ギリシア語:Ασμοδαίος), ''Asmodaios'') or Ashmedai (; (ヘブライ語:אַשְמְדּאָי), ''ʾAšmədʾāy''; see below for other variations) is a ''king of demons''〔"Asmodeus" in ''The New Encyclopaedia Britannica''. Chicago: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., 15th edn., 1992, Vol. 1, p. 635.〕 mostly known from the deuterocanonical Book of Tobit, in which he is the primary antagonist. The demon is also mentioned in some Talmudic legends, for instance, in the story of the construction of the Temple of Solomon. He was supposed by some Renaissance Christians to be the King of the Nine Hells. Asmodeus also is referred to as one of the seven princes of Hell. In Binsfeld's classification of demons, each one of these princes represents one of the seven deadly sins (Lust, Gluttony, Greed, Sloth, Wrath, Envy, and Pride). Asmodeus is the demon of lust and is therefore responsible for twisting people's sexual desires. It is said in ''Asmodeus; Or, The Devil on Two Sticks'' that people who fall to Asmodeus' ways will be sentenced to an eternity in the second level of hell.〔() Asmodeus; Or, The Devil on Two Sticks By Alain Rene Le Sage - 1841 - London - Joseph Thomas〕 == Etymology == The name ''Asmodai'' is believed to derive from Avestan language '' *aēšma-daēva'', where ''aēšma'' means "wrath", and ''daēva'' signifies "demon" or "divine being". While the ''daēva'' Aēšma is thus Zoroastrianism's demon of wrath and is also well attested as such, the compound ''aēšma-daēva'' is not attested in scripture. It is nonetheless likely that such a form did exist, and that the Book of Tobit's "Asmodaios" () and the Talmud's "Ashmedai" () reflect it. The spellings Asmodai, Asmodee, Osmodeus, and Osmodai have also been used. The name is alternatively spelled in the bastardized forms (based on the basic vowels אשמדאי, ʾŠMDʾY) Hashmedai (חַשְמְדּאָי, ''Hašmədʾāy''; also Hashmodai, Hasmodai, Chashmodai, Chasmodai), Hammadai (חַמַּדּאָי, ''Hammadʾāy''; also Chammadai), Shamdon (שַׁמְדּוֹנ, ''Šamdōn''), and Sidonai (שִׁדֹנאָי, ''Šidonʾāy'').〔 Some traditions have subsequently identified Shamdon as the father of Asmodeus.〔 The Jewish Encyclopedia of 1906 rejects the otherwise accepted etymological relation between the Persian "Æshma-dæva" and Judaism's "Ashmodai" claiming that the particle "-dæva" could not have become "-dai" and that Æshma-dæva as such—a compound name—never appears in Persian sacred texts. Still, the encyclopedia proposes that the "Asmodeus" from the Apocrypha and the Testament of Solomon are not only related somewhat to Aeshma but have similar behaviour, appearance and roles,〔Jewish encyclopedia 1906 full text unedited version , entry "Asmodeus" paragraph "Asmodeus, Ashmedai, and Æshma." http://jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/2019-asmodeus〕 to conclude in another article under the entry "Aeshma", in the paragraph "Influence of Persian Beliefs on Judaism"〔Jewish encyclopedia unedited full text 1906 version, entry "Aeshma" http://jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/873-aeshma-asmodeus-ashmedai〕 that Persian Zoroastrian beliefs could have heavily influenced Judaism's theology on the long term, bearing in mind that in some texts there are crucial conceptual differences while in others there seems to be a great deal of similarity, proposing a pattern of influence over folk beliefs that would extend further to the mythology itself in general. It also could be a bastardized version of the Greek Ozymandias, the Greek name for Ramses the Great. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Asmodeus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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