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Kimaris, also known by the alternate namesCimeies,Cimejes andCimeries, is most widely known as the 66thdemon of the first part of theLemegeton (popularly known as theArs Goetia).
He is described in theLemegeton as a godly warrior riding a black horse, and possesses the abilities of locating lost or hidden treasures, teaching trivium (grammar,logic andrhetoric) and making a man into a warrior of his own likeness. He holds the rank of marquis, and is served by 20 legions. Much the same description is found in the earlier text ofJohann Weyer's catalog ofdemons,Pseudomonarchia Daemonum (published 1563). Earlier still is theMunich 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.
Kimaris, as Cimeries, is also found onAnton LaVey's list of infernal names, although it is not known why LaVey chose Kimaris as one of the comparatively fewGoetic daimons included.Aleister Crowley, in777, gives Kimaris theHebrew spelling KYMAVR and attributes him to the four of disks and the third decan of Capricorn by night. KYMAVR may allude to "Khem-our" (black light), a form ofHorus mentioned inH. P. Blavatsky'sSecret Doctrine. InSepher Sephiroth, he is listed as KYTzAVR, with agematria of 327, although KYMAVR=277.
InBritish Library Harley MS 6482, entitled "The Rosie Crucian Secrets",[2]Thomas Rudd lists Cimeries as the 26th spirit made use of by KingSolomon. He also attributes an angel Cimeriel to one ofDee'sEnochian Ensigns of Creation, the tablet of 24 mansions.[3] The earliest mention of Chamariel is in Rossi'sGnostic 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.
Wade Baskin'sDictionary ofSatanism speculates that Cimeries is derived fromCimmerians, a warlike people mentioned in the works of several classical authors as dwelling totally in darkness.
