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").
Lucifer was said to be "the fabled son of Aurora and Cephalus, and father of Ceyx". He was often presented in poetry as heralding the dawn.


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