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**[[Furfur]] and [[Zepar]] are based off of [[Wikipedia:Furfur|Furfur]], the 34th demon, and [[Wikipedia:Zepar|Zepar]], the 16th demon, respectively.
**[[Gaap]] is based off of the 33rd demon of the Lesser Key of Solomon, [[Wikipedia:Gaap|Gaap]]. This is particularly notable as the demon Gaap is partly known for providing medical care for women. This could allude to false autopsies being made by [[Nanjo Terumasa]], the only doctor on [[Rokkenjima]].
**[[Flauros]] is based off of the demon [[Wikipedia:Flauros|Flauros]].
*Much of the demonology [[Maria Ushiromiya]] mentions is taken from the [[Wikipedia:Key of Solomon|Key of Solomon]], a 14th/15th century grimoire and early example of Renaissance magic.
**Maria's amulets, meant to protect her from the evil entities on the island, have the fifth pentacle of Mars inscribed on them.
**The symbol found on the shed in {{legend}} is the seventh pentacle of the Sun.
**The symbol found on [[Eva Ushiromiya]] and [[Hideyoshi Ushiromiya]]'s room is the pentacle of the Moon.
*The name [[Bernkastel]] may be a reference to the birthplace of [[Wikipedia:Peter Binsfield|Peter Binsfield]], a German theologian who was the first to associate the seven
**Peter Binsfeld's classification of demons is used in the [[Seven Stakes of Purgatory]]. Each of the Stakes is named after a prince of hell and is the embodiment of the associated Deadly Sin.
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