witchsongs

A demon-beast first referred to in Persian mythology and described as a cross between a two-legged dragon and a serpent, with the head of a cockerel, wielding a whip over his subjects' heads. The name means 'supreme being' and, in Greek notation, the sum of the letters is 365. Thus, Abrasax was believed to be the Lord of the 365 Virtues, one of which is supposed to prevail on each day of the year. His name gave rise to the magical word Abracadabra, which according to Samonicus was:
A powerful weapon against ague, flux, and toothache when written off parchment and suspended around the neck by a linen thread.