Bitru

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Bitru

According to the demonologist Johan Weyer, Bitru is a great Prince of Hell, also known as Sytry. He appeared in the form of a leopard with the wings of a griffin. But whenever he adopted a human appearance, it was invariably one of great beauty. It is he who awakes lust in the human heart. Seventy legions obey his commands.

Sources:

Weyer, Johannes. Witches, Devils, and Doctors in the Renaissance: Johann Weyer, De Praestigiis. Edited by George Mora. Binghamton, N.Y.: Medieval and Renaissance Texts and Studies, 1991.

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