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Archangel, Angel of Death, Fallen Angel: Death and fetching souls Samyaza: Semyaza Judaism, Manichaeism: Watcher: Leader of the Watchers Sandalphon: Elijah (as human, according to some) [18] Christianity, Islam, Judaism Archangel Protector of unborn children (some sources: "twin brother" of Metatron) Sarathiel: Christianity Archangel Discipline ...
This is a list of angels in fiction. For angels in theology, see the list of theological angels . This list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items .
Fallen angels in Hell (c. 1841), by John Martin The Fallen Angel (1847), by Alexandre Cabanel, depicting Lucifer. Like Roman Catholicism, Protestantism continues with the concept of fallen angels as spiritual entities unrelated to flesh, [ 88 ] but it rejects the angelology and demonology established by the Roman Catholic Church.
The concept of the fallen angels derives mostly in works dated to the Second Temple period (530 BC -70 AD): in the Book of Enoch, the Book of Jubilees and the Qumran Book of Giants. Subcategories This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total.
During the late Second Temple period (after the closure of the Hebrew Bible canon), Azazel came to be viewed as a fallen angel responsible for introducing humans to forbidden knowledge, as described in the Book of Enoch. His role as a fallen angel partly remains in Christian and Islamic traditions.
In the angelology of different religions, a hierarchy of angels is a ranking system of angels. The higher ranking angels have greater power and authority than lower ones, and different ranks have differences in appearance, such as varying numbers of wings or faces.
Archangels, Angels of Heaven: Pantheon of Olympian Gods: Æsir of Asgard and Vanir of Vanaheim: Manwë, a Vala: Michael the Archangel, an Angel: Zeus, one of the Olympian Gods: Odin, one of the Æsir Morgoth, a fallen Vala Sauron, a fallen Maia: The Devil, a fallen Angel — Loki, a fallen member of the Æsir Tom Bombadil, Goldberry, Elves, etc —
The Mercer Dictionary of the Bible makes a distinction between the Grigori and the fallen angels by stating that in fifth heaven, Enoch sees "the giants whose brothers were the fallen angels." [32] The longer recension of 2 Enoch 18:3 identifies the prisoners of second heaven as the angels of Satanail. [33]