Samael (Earth-616)

It is possible that fallen angels Samael and Sammael are the same beings.

Samael
Name	Samael
Aliases	Satan
Affiliation and Relationships
Affiliation	Formerly Angels
Relatives	Lilith (consort/mistress)
Marital Status	Married
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Male
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Demon; Fallen angel
Living Status	Alive
Reality	Earth-616
Personal Information
Identity	Secret
Base of Operations	Formerly Heaven
Creators and Appearances
Creators	J.M. DeMatteis
First	Marvel Graphic Novel #20 (November, 1985) (Mentioned)
First	Marvel Graphic Novel #20 (November, 1985) (Mentioned)

History

Samael was an Angel of Heaven who was cast out, consorted with Lilith, and later was called "Satan".

Trivia

• Samael is a character from Jewish mythology, depicted as an archangel and as the "archangel of death". His name is theophoric and references the patron deity "El". The name variously translates to English as the "Venom of God,", the "Poison of God," and the "Blindness of God". He was the guardian angel of Esau (son of the patriarch Isaac, older brother the patriarch Jacob) and a patron of the kingdom of Edom. His role varies in Jewish texts over the centuries, and he has been depicted as both good and evil. He is at times identified with Satan.
• In Gnostic texts from antiquity, "Samael" was used as one of the names for the "Demiurge" ("Creator" or "Artisan" in the Greek language). The Gnostics believed that the material world was created by a flawed or evil deity (the Demiurge), while the spiritual world was created by a benevolent deity (the Aeon).
• In Christian demonology, Samael is often identified with the fallen angel Azazel.

See Also

• 1 mention(s) of Samael (Earth-616)
• 3 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Samael (Earth-616)

Links and References

• Samael on Wikipedia.org