Every myth carries a truth older than the civilization that told it.
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Zadkiel, “the Righteousness of God” — the archangel of mercy, benevolence, and divine grace in Jewish mysticism, the gentle angel of forgiveness
Lilith, the great female demon of Jewish folklore and mysticism — the night-demoness and first wife of Adam who fled Eden as his equal, the slayer of
Sammael (Samael), “the Venom of God” — one of the most ambivalent dark angels in Jewish lore, at once accuser, destroyer, angel of death, and chief of the
Asmodeus (Ashmedai), the king of demons in Jewish lore — a powerful, cunning demon-king of lust, wrath, and trickery, famous from the Book of Tobit where
Azazel, a great fallen angel and demon of Jewish lore — the leader of the fallen Watchers who taught humankind the forbidden arts of war, and the dread
Belial, “Worthlessness” — a great demon and personification of wickedness, lawlessness, and rebellion in Jewish lore, the Prince of Darkness of the Dead
Harut (Hárūt), one of the two angels of Babylon in Islamic tradition — with his companion Marut, an angel who taught humankind the knowledge of magic as a
Marut (Márūt), one of the two angels of Babylon in Islamic tradition — with his companion Harut, an angel who taught humankind the knowledge of magic as a
Al-Khidr (the “Green One”), the mysterious immortal sage and saint of Islamic tradition — a righteous servant of God endowed with hidden divine knowledge,
The Dabbat al-Ard (“Beast of the Earth”), one of the great signs of the Last Day in Islamic eschatology — a wondrous creature that will emerge from the
