Astaroth

Astaroth (also Ashtaroth, Astarot and Asteroth), in demonology, is known to be the Great Duke of Hell in the first hierarchy with Beelzebub and Lucifer; he is part of the evil trinity. He is known to be a male figure, most likely named after the Near Eastern goddess Astarte.

This article is about the goetic demon. For the biblical cities Ashtaroth and Ashteroth Karnaim, see Ashteroth Karnaim. For the album by the Jamie Saft Trio, see Astaroth: Book of Angels Volume 1. For the Soul series character, see Astaroth (Soulcalibur).
Not to be confused with Ashtoreth, Ataroth, Azathoth, or Azeroth.
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