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infernal hierarchy

The Nine Infernal Orders

Barrett's 1801 arrangement, built as a deliberate mirror of the nine celestial choirs — each order opposed to the choir it parodies.

The Magus, or Celestial Intelligencer · 1801

Source base of members

  • 80+5
  • 50–792

Alignment mix

  • Fallen2
  • Infernal4
  • Disputed1

7 of 9 nodes link to a profile; the rest are structural labels from the source text.

9 nodes

the whole structure as one tree

The Nine Infernal OrdersThe Nine Infernal Orders1. False GodsHeaded by Lucifer. O…1. False Gods — Headed by Lucifer. Opposed to the Seraphim.2. Spirits of LiesHeaded by Python. Opposed to t…2. Spirits of Lies — Headed by Python. Opposed to the Cherubim.3. Vessels of In…Headed by Belial. Op…3. Vessels of Iniquity — Headed by Belial. Opposed to the Thrones.4. Avengers of W…Headed by Asmodeus. …4. Avengers of Wickedness — Headed by Asmodeus. Opposed to the Dominions.5. JugglersHeaded by Satan. Opp…5. Jugglers — Headed by Satan. Opposed to the Virtues.6. Airy PowersHeaded by Meririm, a plague-sp…6. Airy Powers — Headed by Meririm, a plague-spirit of the noonday air. Opposed to the Powers.7. FuriesHeaded by Abaddon. O…7. Furies — Headed by Abaddon. Opposed to the Principalities.8. AccusersHeaded by Astaroth. …8. Accusers — Headed by Astaroth. Opposed to the Archangels.9. TemptersHeaded by Mammon. Op…9. Tempters — Headed by Mammon. Opposed to the Angels.

Reading this tree

Nodes with a coloured dot and an underline link to a full profile. Structural nodes — spheres, ranks, offices — are labels from the source text itself and have no separate entry. Where a figure appears in more than one hierarchy, its profile lists every placement.

The book this structure comes from

A hierarchy is one text's arrangement, not a consensus. This is the text.

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