Fallen angels

thumb|upright|Statue of the devil in "the Žmuidzinavičius Museum|Devil Museum" in [[Kaunas, Lithuania|alt=A winged male humanoid devil holds a naked woman as she touches her breast. ]]A devil is the mythical personification of evil as it is conceived in various cultures and religious traditions. It is seen as the objectification of a hostile and destructive force. Jeffrey Burton Russell states that the different conceptions of the devil can be summed up as 1) a principle of evil independent from God, 2) an aspect of God, 3) a created being turning evil (a fallen angel) or 4) a symbol of human

thumb|Illustration of the Devil on Codex Gigas, early thirteenth century Satan, also known as the Devil, is an entity in Abrahamic religions who entices humans into sin or falsehood. In Judaism, Satan is seen as an agent subservient to God, typically regarded as a metaphor for the , or 'evil inclination'. In Christianity and Islam, he is usually seen as a fallen angel or jinn who has rebelled against God, who nevertheless allows him temporary power over the fallen world and a host of demons.

thumb|The Fallen Angel (painting)|The Fallen Angel (1847) by [[Alexandre Cabanel|250x250px]] Lucifer is believed to be a fallen angel and the Devil in Christian theology. Lucifer is associated with the sin of pride and believed to have attempted an usurpation of God, whereafter being banished to Earth.

thumb|Angels in Islam|Angels honor Adam, except Iblis, who refuses. Painting from an illustrated subsection containing Bal'ami's Persian rendition of the Annals in a much larger Herat manuscript.

The Nephilim (; ) are mysterious beings or humans mentioned in the Bible, traditionally understood as being of great size and strength, or alternatively as beings of great power and authority. The origins of the Nephilim remain unclear. Some writers, including the author of the Book of Enoch, view them as the offspring of rebellious angels and humans. Others view them as descendants of Seth and Cain.

in the Abrahamic religions, angels expelled from heaven

thumb|"And Aaron shall cast lots over the two goats, one lot for the LORD and the other lot for Azazel." Lincoln Cathedral thumb|The Scapegoat (painting)|The Scapegoat, by [[William Holman Hunt, 1854]] thumb|Illustration of Azazel in Dictionnaire infernal by Collin de Plancy (1863) In the Hebrew Bible, the name Azazel (; ʿĂzāʾzēl) represents a desolate place where a scapegoat bearing the sins of the Jews was sent during Yom Kippur. 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

thumb|300px|A woodcut of Belial and some of his followers from a German edition of Jacobus de Teramo's book [[Consolatio peccatorum, seu Processus Luciferi contra Jesum Christum (1473).]] Belial (; , Bəlīyyaʿal) is a term occurring in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament which later became personified as the devil in Christian texts of the New Testament. Alternate spellings include Baalial, Balial, Belhor, Beliall, Beliar, Berial, Bylyl and '''Beliya'al'. Early usage of Belial'' referred to "wickedness" or "worthlessness", occurring several times in the Old Testament. Later, in the Dead Sea Scrolls

thumb|Samael (1890) by Evelyn De Morgan thumb|A relief of the Archangel Samael in red robe, shown on the left side of the altar at Saint Bartholomew's Church, in Sydenham, London.

two angels mentioned in the Qur'an

Japanese manga series

figure equated with Satan in Christianity

religious sculpture by Belgian artist Guillaume Geefs

thumb|Two angels turn back and see with alarm that Iblis|Iblīs will not bow down before ʾĀdam. 1388 [[Persian miniature from a manuscript of ʿAjāʾib al-Makhlūqāt ("Wonders of Creation") by al-Ṭūsī Salmānī, century.]]

Mastema ( Masṭēmā; Mesetēma), Mastemat, or Mansemat, is an antagonistic angel in the Book of Jubilees. He first appears in the literature of the Second Temple Period as a personification of the Hebrew word mastemah (מַשְׂטֵמָה), meaning "hatred", "hostility", "enmity", or "persecution".

Abezethibou is a demon and fallen angel described in the pseudepigrapha, Testament of Solomon. He followed Beelzebub upon his fall from heaven, and became an important demon in Hell. However, after his treason of rebelling against God during the War in Heaven, he is left with one red wing, as his other wing was torn off by angels trying to prevent his fall. In Hell, Abezethibou held a significant position, often acting as a strategist and advisor to Beelzebub. He later traveled to Egypt where he hardened the heart of the Pharaoh and his advisors, convincing them to pursue the fleeing Israelite

angel in Judaism