Seal of Solomon

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The Seal of Solomon is a legendary symbol, often depicted as an interlaced hexagram or pentagram, believed in various traditions to grant King Solomon authority over demons, spirits, and the natural world.

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Label Occurrences
Seal of Solomon canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legendary symbol
magical symbol
occult symbol
religious symbol
appearsIn Solomonic magic texts
The Key of Solomon
The Lesser Key of Solomon
medieval grimoires
associatedWith Islamic tradition
Jewish folklore
King Solomon
Solomonic tradition
Western occultism
attributedTo King Solomon's ring
culturalContext Christian esotericism
Islamic mysticism
Jewish mysticism
depictedAs hexagram
interlaced hexagram
pentagram
grantsPowerOver animals
demons
jinn
natural world
spirits
hasAlternativeName Ring of Solomon
Solomon's Seal
hasComponent geometric star
two interlaced triangles
influenced Islamic talismans
Kabbalistic symbols
talismanic art
relatedTo Solomonic magic
Star of David
pentacle
symbolForm five-pointed star
six-pointed star
symbolizes control over spirits
divine authority
protection from evil
union of opposites
wisdom
timePeriodOfLegend Late Antiquity
Middle Ages
usedFor amulets
exorcism
magic
protection
spirit command

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

King Solomon hasSymbol Seal of Solomon
King Solomon's ring relatedConcept Seal of Solomon
Ring of Solomon hasSymbol Seal of Solomon
Ring of Solomon relatedTo Seal of Solomon
Ring of Solomon sometimesIdentifiedWith Seal of Solomon
Flag of Morocco centralSymbol Seal of Solomon