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Aka : Samaël, Samiel,Satan, Satanael
Element/sin : Angel of Death and venom of God. Sammael plays the role of the accuser, seducer, and destroyer.
Shape : a serpent,a camel possessing hands and feet, a dark angel with a sword. In T.B. Abuda Zarah, Sammael is represented as standing by a dying man with a drawn sword in his hand. The point of the sword has a drop of gall on it. When the dying man sees him, he is startled and opens his mouth. The drop of gall then falls into his mouth and the man dies.
Rank : Prince of demons, before the fall he was the highest throne-angel. According to the T.B. Baba Metzia, the Angel of Death did not fall but remains one of God's angels. He is the executioner of the death sentences ordered by God
Origin : Hebraïc - Samiel or Simoon, was the name of a desert wind.
Myths : Sammael, under the guise of the serpent, tempted Eve in paradise. Sammael is also said to have brought about Moses' death.
Association : Sammael and Lilith have a huge descendance of demons. According to the Kabbala,the dark blemishes on the moon's surface are supposed to be this archdemon's excrement. Sammael is also said to be the father of Cain (with a mortal).
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