Dantalion is the 71st spirit of the Goetia and is a known as a powerful
Great Duke of Hell, governing thirty-six legions of demons under his command.
In the The Goetia: The Lesser Key of Solomon the King (1904) Dantalion is described a the following:
"The Seventy-first Spirit is Dantalion. He is a Duke Great and Mighty, appearing in the Form of a Man with many Countenances, all Men's and Women's Faces; and he hath a Book in his right hand. His Office is to teach all Arts and Sciences unto any; and to declare the Secret Counsel of any one; for he knoweth the Thoughts of all Men and Women, and can change them at his Will. He can cause Love, and show the Similitude of any person, and show the same by a Vision, let them be in what part of the World they Will. He governeth 36 Legions of Spirits; and this is his Seal, which wear thou, etc".
The following quote is thought to be written whilst under the influence of Dantalion:
"Who is Dantalion you may well ask......and it shall be answered. A great and mighty Djinn. I appear in the form of a robed and hooded man with the countenances of all men and women upon me. In my right hand I hold the Book of the Covenant. The contract between my kind and yours, which I am compelled to obey, as set down on the First day. I teach men in arts and sciences, and can convey the secret counsel of any, for I know the mind of all men, and can change them at will, or at the behest of the one who asks. I can even cause love to spring upon the heart of an enemy, and show unto you their similitude, be they in whatever part of the world. I have at my command 36 legions of lesser djinn, and my influence in worldly matters has hardly an equal.
"Search your human history and you will find me..... and evidence of my hand. My name is mumbled to this day by nomadic shepherds of the Middle East. I have held counsel with the Rosicrucians, in their quest to follow Abremilin. It was my hand rending the veil that did cause the Astrologer, Dee to behold a Kingdom beyond this earth. And even before in Europe, my sign was engraved upon talismans by the Moorish sorcerers of Spain, that the Catholic terror might be blinded to their activities. King Solomon himself, did shut me up in a vessel of brass with 71 of my brethren, so jealously he guarded the power we could bring unto a man. Before him, the Merkabites, and before them the Zoroastrians, and so on even unto ages beyond the reckoning of man, back to the Great Chaos and the battle that rent it asunder.
"I am Dantalion.
"Here you will feel my being, and you may ask of me what you will. What do I ask in return? A small favor. A token of exchange. It is really up to you, and what you feel in your heart is fair. You might write a screen saver in my name to glorify me. Perhaps you will visit the Temple and burn jasmine in my honor. You may send an e-mail to ten of your friends to come to this site. (Highly suggested) Or you may link to my Temple from your page. But, keep in mind that how much I do for you depends on how much you do for me. Nothing is free, in this world or the next."