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<h2 id="characteristics">Characteristics</h2> <p>Raum steals treasures out of kings' houses, carrying them where he wishes, and destroys cities and dignities of men (he is said to have great dispraise for dignities). Raum can also tell things past, present and future, reconcile friends and foes, and invoke love. </p> <h2 id="etymology">Etymology</h2> <p>'Raum' in German means "space, room, chamber"; 'räumen' means to empty, evacuate. </p><p>Other spellings include Raim, Raym, and Räum. </p> <h2 id="in-popular-culture">In popular culture</h2> <p>In the online video game <a href="/facts/League_of_Legends/zBdwWzjN">League of Legends</a>, the character Swain tricked the demon 'Raum' in to giving him his power. In the game he is characterized as being the Demon of secrets and knowledge. </p><p>In the anime and manga series <a href="/facts/Welcome_to_Demon_School!_Iruma-kun/77haNfuP">Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun</a>, Raim is a succubus who is also a teacher. </p><p>Raum is also the name of a daemon in the Horus Heresy book series that possessed the Word Bearer Argel Tal. </p><p>In the online video game <a href="/facts/Paladins_(video_game)/GWwm9NIb">Paladins (video game)</a>, Raum is a playable character. </p><p>Raum is also featured as a character in the Hell Bent series, by with Aurora Ascher. </p> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul> <li>Religion portal</li></ul> <ul><li><i><a href="/facts/The_Lesser_Key_of_Solomon/YHBCr07R">The Lesser Key of Solomon</a></i>, a 17th-century text which references Raum</li> <li><a href="/facts/Gustav_Davidson/KEvhe1tL">Gustav Davidson</a></li></ul> <h2 id="citations">Citations</h2> <h3>References</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Samuel_Liddell_MacGregor_Mathers/6w5RhCFm">L.M. Mathers, Samuel</a>; <a href="/facts/Aleister_Crowley/Y8Dv7rAE">Crowley, Aleister</a> (1995) [1904]. <i><a href="/facts/The_Book_of_the_Goetia_of_Solomon_the_King/YHBCr07R">The Book of the Goetia of Solomon the King</a></i> (2 Sub ed.). York Beach, ME: <a href="/facts/Red_Wheel_Weiser_Conari/P5o8cGHS">Red Wheel Weiser Conari</a>. <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 0-87728-847-X.</li></ul>