Every myth carries a truth older than the civilization that told it.
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Goliath of Gath in Hebrew tradition — the towering bronze-armored Philistine champion who taunted Israel’s armies until the shepherd David felled him with
The Virtues in Hebrew-derived angelology — the order of divine power and grace through whom God works miracles, governs the heavenly bodies, and
The Powers (Authorities) in Hebrew-derived angelology — the warrior-angels who defend the cosmos against chaos, restrain the forces of evil, and guard the
The Principalities in Hebrew-derived angelology — the celestial princes set over nations, cities and institutions who guide the destinies of peoples and
The Grigori or Watchers in Hebrew apocalyptic tradition — angels sent to guard the earth who took mortal wives, fathered the Nephilim, taught forbidden
Semyaza in the Book of Enoch — leader of the two hundred fallen Watchers who bound them by oath on Mount Hermon, took mortal wives, taught sorcery,
Abaddon in Hebrew tradition — “Destruction” both as the bottomless abyss of the dead and as the angel-king who rules it, called Apollyon the Destroyer,
Leviathan in Hebrew tradition — the colossal fire-breathing sea-monster and chaos-dragon that only God can master, subdued at creation and destined to be
Archangel Uriel in Hebrew and Jewish tradition — “Fire of God”, guardian of Eden’s gate and revealer of cosmic secrets in the Book of Enoch, fourth of the
Sandalphon in Jewish angelology — the colossal archangel said to have been the prophet Elijah transfigured, who weaves the prayers of Israel into crowns
