Agathion

Agathion
アガシオン
DeSumP5XDCBRDCW Artwork from Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner Artwork from Persona 5: The Phantom X Artwork from Devil Children Black Book and Red Book Artwork from Devil Children White Book
Other Name(s)	Apprentice in a JugPersona 5 Persona 5 Royal
Origin	European demonology
Race(s)	GhostDevil Survivor 2 Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker MuteDevil Children Black Book and Red Book Devil Children White Book Devil Children Light Book and Dark Book Devil Children Fire Book and Ice Book YomaShin Megami Tensei IV Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse Shin Megami Tensei V Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2 Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner Megami Ibunroku Persona Megami Ibunroku Persona: Ikū no Tō Hen Shin Megami Tensei Trading Card: Card Summoner
Alignment(s)	Neutral-LawShin Megami Tensei V Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance
Arcana	StarPersona 2: Innocent Sin Persona 2: Eternal Punishment MagicianPersona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth ChariotPersona 5 Persona 5 Royal
Order(s)	Volt

Agathion is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.

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Origin

Agathion ultimately comes from Philostratus of Athens' Lives of the Sophists, where a strong, tall, long-lived man speaks with Herodes Atticus. This man says he mostly drinks milk and that farmers nickname him Agathion because he is thought to bring good luck. Herodes begs to dine with Agathion, and Agathion says that he will be at the Temple of Canobus tomorrow at noon, and that Herodes should bring a large bowl of milk which has not been milked by a woman. Upon meeting, Agathion smells the milk and rejects it, saying it was impure and milked by a woman. Herodes sends someone to inquire of the cow-sheds, and it was indeed milked by a woman.

Pierre Le Loyer would reinterpret Agathion as a demon in his 1605 book Discours et histoires des spectres, visions et apparitions des esprits, anges, démons, et ames, se monstrans visibles aux hommes. Le Loyer says that Agathion was a familiar which could only be seen at noon, could appear in the form of a man or beast, and would allow itself to be attached and enclosed inside a character, cipher, phial, or an empty ring with a vault inside to receive it. Agathion was later mentioned in Jacques Collin de Plancy's Dictionnaire Infernal, citing Le Loyer's book. He changes the objects Agathion can be enclosed inside to a talisman, bottle, or magic ring.

Design

Agathion is a small, light-blue demon that resides inside a golden jar. It has large, red-orange eyes, small curved horns, and hands that can be seen gripping the lip of the jar. The jar has a curved handle on each side, a knotted rope around the midsection, and a hexagram on the front. The jar's design was slightly altered for Persona 5: The Phantom X and Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance, with the hexagram being replaced by a new hexagram with an eye in its center.

Gameplay

For complete gameplay information, see Gameplay:Agathion.

Compendium

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Compendium Entries
Shin Megami Tensei IV	A familiar with no physical body that only appears during the day. There is no consensus on the appearance of an Agathion: it can resemble a human, bird, or animal. They are usually sealed away in bottles or pots, but can also be sealed in rings or talismans. The term Agathion is also used as a general term for familiars.
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse	A familiar with no physical body that only appears during the day. There is no consensus on the appearance of an Agathion: it can resemble a human, bird, or animal. They are usually sealed away in bottles or pots, but can also be sealed in rings or talismans. The term Agathion is also used as a general term for familiars.
Shin Megami Tensei V	A familiar with no physical body that only appears during the day. There is no consensus on the appearance of an Agathion: it can resemble a human, bird, or animal. They are usually sealed away in bottles or pots, but can also be sealed in rings or talismans. The term Agathion is also used as a general term for familiars.
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance	A familiar with no physical body that appears only during the day. There is no consensus on the appearance of an Agathion: it can resemble a human, bird, or animal. They are usually sealed away in bottles or pots but can also be sealed in rings or talismans. The term Agathion is also used as a general term for familiars.
Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2	A familiar with no physical body that only appears during the day. There is no consensus on the appearance of an Agathion. When summoned, they may resemble a human, bird or animal. They are usually sealed away in bottles or pots, but can also inhabit rings and talismans. The word Agathion is also used as a general term for familiars.
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner (Akuma Zensho; PSP)	出身地：不詳 人間などに使役される使い魔で、実体のない精霊。壷や瓶の中に封じられている。 真昼にだけ現れるとされるアガシオンは、伝えられている容貌も一定しておらず、獣や人間のような姿のほか、小鳥の姿をしているともいわれる。 壷や瓶の他にも、指輪や魔方陣、護符の中に封じられることもある。 アガシオンという言葉自体が使い魔の総称として用いられることもある。 Translation: Place of origin:
Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. the Soulless Army	A general term for familiars used by Judeo-Christian magicians. Once summoned, it torments the target selected by its conjuror.
Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army	A general term for incorporeal familiars used by Judeo-Christian magicians. Once summoned, it torments the target selected by its conjurer.
Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon	A general term for familiars used by Judeo-Christian magicians. Once summoned, it torments the target selected by its conjuror.
Persona 2: Innocent Sin	Guardian god sometimes sealed in pots and rings.
Persona 2: Eternal Punishment	Protecting devil appearing in the day. Sometimes locked in a jar.
Persona 5	A general term for familiars used by Judeo-Christian magicians, they are usually sealed away in bottles, rings, or talismans. They torment the target selected by the conjuror.
Persona 5 Royal
Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth	A general term for familiars used by Judeo-Christian magicians, they are usually sealed away in bottles, rings, or talismans. They torment the target selected by the conjuror.
Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth	A general term for familiars used by Judeo-Christian magicians, they are usually sealed away in bottles, rings, or talismans. They torment the target selected by the conjuror.
Persona 5 Tactica	A general term for familiars used by Judeo-Christian magicians, they are usually sealed away in bottles, rings, or talismans. They torment the target selected by the conjuror.
Persona 5: The Phantom X	A general term for familiars used by Judeo-Christian magicians, they are usually sealed away in bottles, rings, or talismans. They torment the target selected by the conjuror.
Devil Children Black Book and Red Book	GBC: なまえをよぶと　ツボのなかから　とびだしてきて　いろんなネガイを　かなえてくれる　ツボのデビル PS: 名前を呼ぶと　ツボの中から　とび出して来て　色んなネガイを　かなえてくれる　ツボのデビル Translation:
Devil Children White Book	なまえをよぶと　ツボのなかから　とびだしてきて　いろんなネガイを　かなえてくれる　ツボのデビル Translation:
Devil Children Light Book and Dark Book	名前を　呼ぶと　ツボや　指輪から　飛び出してきて　どんな願いも　かなえてくれる　セイレイ Translation:
DemiKids Light Version and Dark Version	A wish-granting demon that is often found inhabiting magic lamps and mystic rings.
Devil Children Fire Book and Ice Book	名前を　よぶと　ツボや　指輪から　飛び出してきて　どんな願いも　かなえてくれる　セイレイ Translation:
Devil Survivor 2	A familiar with no physical body that only appears during the day. There is no consensus on the appearance of an Agathion: it can resemble a human, bird, or animal. They are usually sealed away in bottles or pots, but can also be sealed in rings or talismans. The term Agathion is also used as a general term for familiars.
Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker

Nomenclature

AgathionEnemy-only

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
English	Agathion
Japanese	アガシオン Agashion	Agathion
Simplified Chinese	阿珈席翁 Ājiāxíwēng	Agathion
Traditional Chinese	阿珈席翁 Ājiāxíwēng	Agathion
French	Agathion
German	Agathion
Italian	Agathion
Korean	아가시온 Agasion	Agathion
Polish	Agation	Agathion
Brazilian Portuguese	Agathion
Russian	Агатион Agation	Agathion
Peninsular Spanish	Agathion
Turkish	Agatiyon	Agathion

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
English	Apprentice in a JugPersona 5 Persona 5 Royal
Japanese	ボトル詰めの丁稚Persona 5 Persona 5 Royal Botoruzume no Detchi	Bottled Apprentice
Simplified Chinese	瓶子里的学徒Persona 5 Royal Píngzi lǐ de Xuétú	Apprentice in a Bottle
Traditional Chinese	瓶子裡的學徒Persona 5 Royal Píngzi lǐ de Xuétú	Apprentice in a Bottle
French	Apprenti dans un potPersona 5 Royal	Apprentice in a Jug
German	Kleiner KannendämonPersona 5 Royal	Little Jug-Demon
Italian	Famiglio in vasoPersona 5 Royal	Familiar in a Jug
Korean	병甁 속의 견습생見習生Persona 5 Royal Byeong Sog-ui Gyeonseupsaeng	Apprentice in a Bottle
Peninsular Spanish	Aprendiz de las jarrasPersona 5 Royal	Apprentice of Jugs

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