The Key of Solomon
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The Key of Solomon is a medieval grimoire of ceremonial magic attributed to King Solomon, detailing rituals, invocations, and talismanic symbols used to command spiritual entities.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Key of Solomon | 2 |
| The Key of Solomon canonical | 2 |
| The Key of Solomon the King | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1247792 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Key of Solomon Context triple: [Seal of Solomon, appearsIn, The Key of Solomon]
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A.
De arte cabalistica
De arte cabalistica is a seminal 16th-century work by Johannes Reuchlin that introduces and systematizes Kabbalistic thought within a Christian theological and philosophical framework.
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B.
Hermetic Qabalah
Hermetic Qabalah is a Western esoteric and occult tradition that synthesizes Jewish Kabbalah with Hermeticism, astrology, alchemy, and ceremonial magic into a comprehensive mystical framework.
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C.
Zohar
The Zohar is the central mystical text of Jewish Kabbalah, presenting esoteric interpretations of the Torah and profound teachings on the nature of God, the cosmos, and the soul.
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D.
"The Mystical Qabalah"
"The Mystical Qabalah" is a seminal 20th-century occult work by Dion Fortune that systematically explains the Tree of Life and the principles of Hermetic Qabalah for modern students of Western esotericism.
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E.
The Keyes of the Kingdom of Heaven
The Keyes of the Kingdom of Heaven is a 17th-century Puritan theological treatise by John Cotton that outlines Congregationalist views on church government and the authority of church officers and members.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Key of Solomon Target entity description: The Key of Solomon is a medieval grimoire of ceremonial magic attributed to King Solomon, detailing rituals, invocations, and talismanic symbols used to command spiritual entities.
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A.
De arte cabalistica
De arte cabalistica is a seminal 16th-century work by Johannes Reuchlin that introduces and systematizes Kabbalistic thought within a Christian theological and philosophical framework.
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B.
Hermetic Qabalah
Hermetic Qabalah is a Western esoteric and occult tradition that synthesizes Jewish Kabbalah with Hermeticism, astrology, alchemy, and ceremonial magic into a comprehensive mystical framework.
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C.
Zohar
The Zohar is the central mystical text of Jewish Kabbalah, presenting esoteric interpretations of the Torah and profound teachings on the nature of God, the cosmos, and the soul.
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D.
"The Mystical Qabalah"
"The Mystical Qabalah" is a seminal 20th-century occult work by Dion Fortune that systematically explains the Tree of Life and the principles of Hermetic Qabalah for modern students of Western esotericism.
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E.
The Keyes of the Kingdom of Heaven
The Keyes of the Kingdom of Heaven is a 17th-century Puritan theological treatise by John Cotton that outlines Congregationalist views on church government and the authority of church officers and members.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (66)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ceremonial magic manual
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grimoire ⓘ medieval text ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Clavicula Salomonis
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Clavicula Salomonis ⓘ
surface form:
Clavis Salomonis
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| associatedWith |
Renaissance occultism
ⓘ
The Lesser Key of Solomon ⓘ
surface form:
Solomonic magic
|
| attributedTo | King Solomon ⓘ |
| basedOn | earlier Solomonic magical traditions ⓘ |
| book1Content | preparations and general instructions for the magician ⓘ |
| book2Content | specific operations and pentacles ⓘ |
| category | Books attributed to King Solomon ⓘ |
| circulatedAs | handwritten manuscripts ⓘ |
| commands | spirits ⓘ |
| cosmology | hierarchy of angels and spirits ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition | late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| describes |
astrological timing of rituals
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conjurations ⓘ fasting requirements ⓘ invocations ⓘ magical tools ⓘ pentacles ⓘ planetary hours ⓘ purifications ⓘ rituals ⓘ talismanic symbols ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
obedience to God
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piety of the operator ⓘ |
| genre | occult literature ⓘ |
| hasSection |
construction of pentacles
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instructions for drawing circles ⓘ lists of divine names ⓘ prayers and orations ⓘ |
| influenced |
Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram
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surface form:
Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn rituals
The Lesser Key of Solomon ⓘ
surface form:
Lemegeton
The Lesser Key of Solomon ⓘ later grimoires of the Solomonic tradition ⓘ |
| invokes |
angels
ⓘ
names of God ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Latin ⓘ |
| laterPublishedAs | printed editions in the 19th century ⓘ |
| manuscriptTradition |
French manuscripts
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Italian manuscripts ⓘ Latin manuscripts ⓘ |
| notableEditorOrTranslator |
Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers
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surface form:
S. L. MacGregor Mathers
|
| notEarlierThan | 13th century ⓘ |
| notLaterThan | 17th century ⓘ |
| purpose |
to achieve various effects through magic
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to command spiritual entities ⓘ to gain protection ⓘ to obtain knowledge ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Jewish–Christian esotericism ⓘ |
| requires |
abstinence and fasting
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confession of sins ⓘ consecration of tools ⓘ ritual purity ⓘ |
| structure | two main books ⓘ |
| subject |
angelic and demonic spirits
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astrological correspondences ⓘ ceremonial magic ⓘ exorcism ⓘ protective magic ⓘ ritual magic ⓘ talismanic magic ⓘ |
| title | The Key of Solomon self-link ⓘ |
| tradition | Western occult tradition ⓘ |
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Subject: The Key of Solomon Description of subject: The Key of Solomon is a medieval grimoire of ceremonial magic attributed to King Solomon, detailing rituals, invocations, and talismanic symbols used to command spiritual entities.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Key of Solomon the King
this entity surface form:
Key of Solomon
this entity surface form:
Key of Solomon