I obviously blundered with the connotation Ishamael-Samael, sorry for that.

[Caelan Arendor]

Let me attempt a fresh approach with Asmodean. (I hope I don't disgrace myself to the bone again!) In Wikipedia I find a rather significant paronym in the name Asmodis, Greek Asmodaios, Hebrew Ashmedai (אַשְמְדּאָי). The origin of the name may well be borrowed from Old Persian, where in mythology it embodies a demon of wrath, greed, and lust. Asmodaeus is mentioned in the deuterocanonical Book of Tobit. The Book of Tobit (or Book of Tobias, abbreviated Tob) is a narrative from the 3rd/2nd century BCE, possibly composed in Persia, Judea, or Egypt. It belongs to the later writings of the Old Testament. If these linguistic connections truly exist, then one must admire and respect with the highest regard Robert Jordan’s immense erudition and his meticulous study of sources.

 

Here a link to a copper engraving (wood engraving?) depicting "Asmodis" in Collin de Plancys "Dictionnaire Infernal"  

 

vy 73 --.../...-- from Caelan