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>ANDRAS
>Andras is a Marquis who is also called Vandras and comes in the form of an angel with the head of a night raven carrying a sharp weapon in his hand and riding a strong black wolf. He is the author of discord and may decide to kill the magician, his servant, and all his assistants
>The origin of Andras's name lies in the Greek άνδρας, “man”, and places him in close proximity to the spirits Andrealphus and Andromalius. Because of this and the other overlaps considered in their entries, these three spirits can be viewed either as a trinity of related spirits or as three different expressions or emanations of a common entity. Although the Greek etymology of his name is sound enough, a possibility for a more complex linguistic origin is pointed to in the type of bird that his head takes the form of, which Weyer's original Latin text calls a nycticoraci Although some translations of the Vulgate Bible's list of birds it is forbidden to eat name the nycticoraci as a "night raven", the technical translation of this bird's name refers to a nightjar, a bird with a harsh and unusual cry that European folklore considers portentous for those who heard it, thus earning it the nickname "the corpse fowl". This ominous connection provides a link between his physical form and a possible alternative etymology for the name Andras, which could be seen as a merging of the Greek άνδρας and a truncation of the Latin dirus or diras, which means "ghastly", "fearful", or "ill-boding portents". Conjoined, these two words possibly denote "an ill-boding portent for man", which, considering Andras's deadly nature, seems plausible
>With such a sinister nature evident in Andras's form and character, work with him—if desirable—can be enhanced through utilizing the first decan of Scorpio, to which are attributed “strifes, treacheries, deceits, detractations, and perditions”
