"Naberius" (Demon #24)

Marquis Naberius (Cerberus,Cerbere, Naberus, Nebiros). The Twenty-Fourth Demon from the 'Ars Goetia'.

                                      "Naberius" (Demon #24)

The offspring of 'Echidna' and 'Typhon', a giant who the olympian gods were afraid/
Stood I 'Naberius' a fierce three headed dog, guardian of the infernal regions gate
A Grand-Marquis of Hell, the twenty-fourth of Solomon's seventy-two spirits/
Responsible for teaching art's and science, while restoring lost honours & dignities
Artwork depicts a creature with several heads, and the feet and body of a bird/
While my speciality is 'Rhetoric', speaking with clarity & correctly when I word.

 

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Author's Note

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Reviews

[Jackson H. Harley]

This must be a favourite of mine, being a hellenist and all, a poem depicting Cerberus is nice to see, another great depiction :D

[Ars Goetia Poetry]

Thank you very much, my friend :)

[Marie]

Ah, they three-headed dog...he had to show up someplace...

[Ars Goetia Poetry]

...he couldn't keep his three heads buried in the sand forever ;)