In the Testament of Solomon, Agchonion is a demon that preys on infants. He lies in their bedding, waiting for an opportunity to strike.
Remedy
Agchonion is susceptible to banishment by the use of a cone spell using the word lycurgos, written out on a fig leaf:
- Lycurgos
- ycurgos
- curgos
- urgos
- gos
- os
- I am called Agchoniôn. I lie among swaddling-clothes and in the precipice. And if any one write on fig-leaves 'Lycurgos,' taking away one :letter at a time, and write it, reversing the letters, I retire at once. 'Lycurgos, ycurgos, kurgos, yrgos, gos, os.
Testament of Solomon, F. C. Conybeare translation (1898)