hi! would you happen to have any information on Sonnelion? she is mentioned in the dukante hierarchy i believe?? but i am having a hard time finding anything more on her, since she isnt too well known. thank you!
Hello! I have quite a bit to say on this topic, so I do apologise if this post is a little lengthy!
Unfortunately, I haven't been able to find much information on Sonneillon either tbh. I haven't really had any personal experiences with her either. As far as I know, the first time she was ever documented was in Sébastien Michaëlis's book, 'Admirable History (Of The Possession And Conversion Of A Penitent Woman)', written back in 1613. She is cited as being a daemon of hatred (specifically hatred towards one's enemies) and is listed in the first of three daemonic hierarchies created by Michaëlis, but nothing more is said of her other than that. Here is Sonneillon's entry from 'Admirable History':
"Sonneillon is the fourth in the order of Thrones, and tempteth men with hatred against their enemies. His adversary in Heaven is Stephen, who prayed for his enemies."
According to Michaëlis, the names of the daemons listed in his hierarchies were told to him by the daemon Berith whilst he was exorcising a nun, so some of the daemons listed in his hierarchy might not be very credible. Other daemons listed in his book that are just as obscure include: Verrine, Gressil, Carreau, Carniveau Oeillet, Rosier, Verrier, Olivier, and Iuvart.
I wouldn't go as far as to say that these daemons are fictional or "made-up" though. It's possible that these daemons' names are a result of hysterical Christian extremists bastardising deities from other pantheons and writing them off as daemons; a practice that was probably quite common around the time this book was written. Hell, there were still witch trials going on at this point, so I wouldn't be surprised if that's how these daemons came into being.
I did some research, and the deity I could find that bears the closest resemblance to the little information we have of Sonneillon is Eris, the Greek goddess and personification of discord, strife, quarrelling, contention, and rivalry; especially in the context of warfare. Sonneillon's documented ability to incite hatred towards one's enemies in someone bears notable resemblance to Eris's ability to incite strife and contention in people. So it's possible that Sonneillon is a daemon that originated from Eris, but is now a distinct entity from her. Please keep in mind that this is only my personal gnosis though, so take all of this with a grain of salt.
In my UPG, I believe that most, if not, all daemons originate from (the bastardisation and demonisation of) deities and entities from other belief systems, hence why I believe Sonneillon likely originated from Eris lol.
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I probably should've specified why I didn't include any information regarding Sonneillon's place in the Dukante hierarchy and the Purswell grimoires.
I personally believe that the Dukante hierarchy and Purswell grimoires are most likely not real, or factually legitimate at all for that matter (as with most, if not, all of S. Connolly's work). I believe it was fabricated by S. Connolly as part of her grift in trying to profit off of a niche subject/community. This is just my personal opinion and observation as a demonologist and practicing Daemonolater, and I am in no way trying to libel S. Connolly or any individual/group. Please don't sue me lol.
No hate if you work with the Dukante hierarchy though! I just personally question its legitimacy, as there doesn't seem to be any evidence backing up the existence of it; so I instead wanted to only list sources that have a bit more credibility to them.
That's pretty much all the info I have on Sonneillon tbh. I hope it was helpful! Sorry I wasn't able to provide more info than what I have written here. ;n;
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📚 ~ SOURCES ~ 📚
Admirable History (Of The Possession And Conversion Of A Penitent Woman) - Wellcome Collection
Classification Of Demons - Wikipedia
The Encyclopedia Of Witchcraft And Demonology - Internet Archive
Eris, Greek Goddess Of Strife And Discord (Roman Discordia) - Theoi Greek Mythology
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