It is nonetheless likely that such a form did exist, and that the Book of Tobit's 'Asmodaios' ( Ἀσμοδαῖος) and the Talmud's 'Ashmedai' ( אשמדאי) reflect it.
While the daēva Aēšma is thus Zoroastrianism's demon of wrath and is also well-attested as such, the compound aēšma-daēva is not attested in scripture. The name Asmodai is believed to derive from Avestan language *aēšma-daēva, where aēšma means 'wrath', and daēva signifies 'demon'.
The figure of Asmodeus in Rennes-le-Château
