Raum

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This is an article about a demon. For the ancient, legendary king who ruled in Norway see Raum the Old.

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In demonology, Raum is a Great Earl of Hell, ruling thirty legions of demons. He is depicted as a crow that changes shape into a man under request of the conjurer.^[1]

1 Characteristics
2 Etymology
3 Appearances in Popular Culture
4 See also
5 References
6 Sources

[edit] Characteristics

Raum steals treasures out of kings' houses, carrying them where he is commanded, and destroys cities and dignities of men (he is said to have great dispraise for dignities). Raum can also tell things past, present and future, and reconcile friends and foes.

In traditional satanism Raum is the deamon that invokes love.

[edit] Etymology

'Raum' in German means "space, room, chamber"; 'räumen' means to empty, evacuate. See lebensraum, literally "living room" (that is, room for living, not a living room).

Other spellings: Raim, Raym, Räum.

[edit] Appearances in Popular Culture

The demon Raum is the main character of the book Raum by Carl Sherrell published in 1977.

In the comic book Doom Patrol, Raum is a demon who attempts to procure the Throne of Hell (abdicated by Lucifer) by using the souls of those who committed suicide. His underling, Semyaza, used a lute strung with the angel Israfel's heart strings to drive people to suicide. Raum revealed to Robotman that he is in possession of Steele's soul. Raum also appeared in Books of Magic. Raum also appears in the AngeLink Series by Lyda Morehouse in Fallen Host as a punk rock underling of her Euro trash Morningstar.

He is a character in the PlayStation 2 game Primal, appearing as the Lord of Aetha, the Wraith realm next to his wife, Empusa.

Blackbird RAUM, a nihilist-anarchist folk punk band from Santa Cruz, California, is named after the demon.

Raum, is a sludge metal band heavily influenced by early 90's grunge with members hailing from both the New Orleans and Mississippi area.

Count Raum also appears as a killable "Kindred Demon" in the game Final Fantasy XI.

In the video game Gears of War, the main adversary is named General RAAM, a possible reference to the demon Raum as they are both pronounced the same way