(portrait of the demon Belzebut from Le veritable dragon rouge, 1822)

One of the many lesser known demons is Belzebut. There is an almost endless number of these obscure demonic beings. This demon undoubted derived his name from the demon Beelzebub, but this does not necessarily mean that they share the same qualities. In the grimoire known as the Red Dragon Belzebut is described as a prince of hell. His profile appears hawklike, perhaps to show that he is a prince of the air.

A. E. Waite associated the portrait of Belzebut shown above with Bethor, the Olympic spirit of Thursday and the planet Jupiter -- see The Book of Ceremonial Magic, plate 2, page 37.