Description
No written or oral record survives as to the series’ intended meaning, and it is probable that they were never intended to be seen by those outside his then small immediate circle. Goya did not name any of the works in the series; the title of Asmodea was later given by his friend, the Spanish painter Antonio Brugada. The title is likely a feminine naming of the demon king Asmodeus from the Book of Tobias. Asmodeus also appears in the myth of the Greek Titan Prometheus, in which the goddess Minerva carries him to the Caucasus mountains.
Bibliography
Asmodea, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Asmodea&oldid=1072281598 (last visited Aug. 10, 2022).
