Editing Key of Solomon (section)

==Cultural references==
The book is mentioned in Goethe’s Faust I, in the scene where the poodle transforms himself into the devil Mephistopheles.<ref>Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, ''Faust I'' (1808), Translated by A. S. Kline (2003), lines 1257–1258, https://www.poetryintranslation.com/PITBR/German/Fausthome.php</ref>
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For such as your half-hellish crew – 
The Key of Solomon will do.
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The Key of Solomon is mentioned in [[H.P. Lovecraft|H.P. Lovecraft's]] "[[Supernatural Horror in Literature]]", where Lovecraft says it "illustrates the power of the weird over the Eastern mind". It's also mentioned in [[Ricardo Palma]]'s [[Tradiciones peruanas]] (1897), in the story ''Don Dimas de la Tijereta'.<ref>[https://es.wikisource.org/wiki/Don_Dimas_de_la_Tijereta Don Dimas de la Tijereta]</ref>

Along with [[Johannes Kepler|Johannes Kepler’s]] [[Astronomia nova|Astronomia Nova]], the Key of Solomon is one of two real-world texts the fictional character [[Stephen Strange (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Dr. Stephen Strange]] returns to the [[Kamar-Taj (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Kamar-Taj]] library in the [[Marvel Studios]] film [[Doctor Strange (2016 film)|Doctor Strange]]. In the scene, Kamar-Taj Librarian and current [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] [[Sorcerer Supreme]] [[Wong (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Wong]] reads the titles Strange is returning.
<ref>Marvel’s Doctor Strange, 2016, 36:14</ref>
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“The Book of the Invisible Sun, Astronomia Nova, Codex Imperium, Key of Solomon. You finished all of these?”
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In "Supernatural" the tv Series Season 1 episode 22  Devil's Trap; Sam tells Bobby has never seen anything like this. Which Bobby responds "Key of Solomon? It's the real deal, all right." He says the protective circles trap demons.