Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index In demonology Barbas is a Great President of Hell and governs thirty-six legions of demons. He answers truly on hidden or secret things, causes and heals diseases, teaches mechanical arts, and changes men into other shapes. He is depicted as a great lion that under the conjurer's request changes shape into a man. The name Barbas seems to come from Latin 'barba', beard, hellebore (a plant used in witchcraft, especially to invoke demons), and also a male name. Other spelling: Marbas. See also The Lesser Key of Solomon, Ars Goetia. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.