Kimaris
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Kimaris, also known by the alternate names Cimeies, Cimejes and Cimeries, is most widely known as the 66th
Ars Goetia
).
Description
He is described in the Lemegeton as a godly warrior riding a black horse, and possesses the abilities of locating lost or hidden treasures, teaching trivium (
Munich Handbook of Necromancy (Clm 849)[1]
which lists an entity named Tuvries with much the same characteristics, except that he has 30 legions of servitors, and can cause a person to cross seas and rivers quickly.
Other mentions
Kimaris, as Cimeries, is also found on
Sepher Sephiroth, he is listed as KYTzAVR, with a gematria
of 327, although KYMAVR=277.
In
Dee's Enochian Ensigns of Creation, the tablet of 24 mansions.[3] The earliest mention of Chamariel is in Rossi's Gnostic tractate.[4] It is probable that the earliest mention of Kimaris is also Coptic, found in the London oriental mss 6796 where the name "Akathama Chamaris" appears.[5]
In this text, the entity in question does not appear to be evil; rather, he is addressed as a godlike helping spirit.
Derivation of the name
Wade Baskin's Dictionary of Cimmerians, a warlike people mentioned in the works of several classical authors as dwelling totally in darkness.
In popular culture
- In the anime series Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans, a prominent mobile suit is known as "ASW-G-66 Gundam Kimaris".[6]
See also
Sources
- S. L. MacGregor Mathers, A. Crowley, ISBN 0-87728-847-X.
Notes
- ^ Published by Richard Kieckhefer, as Forbidden Rites: a necromancer's manual of the 15th century 1998
- ^ Printed by the Aquarian Press, 1985
- ^ McLean, Treatise on Angel Magic.
- ^ Meyer and Smith, Ancient Christian Magic.
- ^ Meyer and Smith.
- ^ "Gundam Kimaris". gundam.