Rabdos demon hound?

[Bawonschild]

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Does anyone recognize this demon? Ive seen it referenced in video but have not found it in any grimoire.

 

[Fr.TzQ]

I'm not watching the video- anything with one of those AI thumbnails immediately puts me off- but it's from the Conybeare Testament of Solomon, and you'll find it

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Scroll down to paragraphs 47-50.

R(h)abdos is Greek for rod or staff, and a name of Hermes' wand. Rhabdomancy is the "proper" name for what we in the UK call dowsing- divination, often for water, using a forked branch of hazel. Given that Rabdos serves a revelatory function in the Testament, and the Mercurial nature of Hermes, I don't think it's too far fetched to view it as a personification of divination.

As an aside, we had the water company out at the house about 10 years ago, when a neighbour was having problems with their supply. They were tramping around out front for a couple of hours, trying to find an old, undocumented water pipe. I was amazed to see them eventually break out the copper divining rods when everything else had failed! My parents had a set back in the 70s and it was bizarre to see them being used by modern engineers. No, they didn't work- they used something that looked like LiDAR in the end!

I know it's not much of an answer but hope it gives you something to work with.

 

[Bawonschild]

This helps a metric ton thank you. If you have any suggestions for materials for further study of him let me know please. I would greatly appreciate it.

 

[beardedeldridge]

R(h)abdos is Greek for rod or staff, and a name of Hermes' wand. Rhabdomancy is the "proper" name for what we in the UK call dowsing- divination, often for water, using a forked branch of hazel. Given that Rabdos serves a revelatory function in the Testament, and the Mercurial nature of Hermes, I don't think it's too far fetched to view it as a personification of divination.

As an aside, we had the water company out at the house about 10 years ago, when a neighbour was having problems with their supply. They were tramping around out front for a couple of hours, trying to find an old, undocumented water pipe. I was amazed to see them eventually break out the copper divining rods when everything else had failed! My parents had a set back in the 70s and it was bizarre to see them being used by modern engineers. No, they didn't work- they used something that looked like LiDAR in the end!

From the southern US. We still had professional dowsers come out with the teams that would dig new wells for rural houses up to at least 15-20 years ago. Several of my older family members had gifts along those lines. The last of my family I saw try was my father but that attempt proved very unhelpful. I’ve never tried dowsing myself.

*Sorry if getting a bit off topic but it’s a fascinating subject. An area that seemed to be one of the last dieing widely-accepted divination styles in some areas.

-Eld