Lucifer the Light Bringer
Lucifer the
Light Bringer
Classification:
Fallen Angel, Divine Entity
Culture: Hebrew,
Christian, Greek
Symbol: The
Wheel
A name in
Christianity for the devil the embodiment of evil and discord. It is first
mentioned in the Book of Isiah where condemnation to hell of the King of Babylon
of compared the fall of Lucifer, the morning star.
Lucifer is
the name of various mythological and religious figures associated with the
planet Venus.
Due to the
unique movements and discontinuous appearances of Venus in the sky, mythology
surrounding these figures often involved a fall from the heavens to earth or
the underworld.
Christian
tradition of apply the name Lucifer, and its associated stories of a fall from
heaven, to Satan.
Generally
translates the term in the relevant Bible passage (Isaiah 14:12) as
"morning star" or "shining one" rather than as a proper
name, "Lucifer”.
In the Book
of Luke the name is applied to Satan where it is said he was to have fallen
like lightning from heaven.
A similar
theme is present in the Babylonian myth of Ethana and Zu: Etana was led by his
pride to strive for the highest seat among the star-gods on the northern
mountain of the gods ... but was hurled down by the supreme ruler of the
Babylonian Olympus.
In Sumerian
Mythology the goddess Inanna, known for her rebellious nature, is associated
with Venus. She attempts and fails, to conquer both heaven and the underworld
on separate occasions.
In Canaanite
myth Attar who is the personification of the Morning Star attempted a coup
against the throne of Baal. After his defeated he descended to the underworld
to rule.
Certain
Gnostics sects view him as a divine figure who is the first born son of god.
In classical
Greek mythology, Lucifer ("light-bringer" in Latin) was the name of
the planet Venus, though it was often personified as a male figure bearing a
torch.
The Greek
name for this planet was variously Phosphoros (also meaning
"light-bringer") or Heosphoros (meaning "dawn-bringer").
Hyperion,
Sango, Bladr
