 Alexandre Cabanel --- Fallen Angel --- 121 x 190 cm --- 1847 Image by Alexandre Cabanel, via Wikimedia Commons. Licensed Public domain |
LuciferLucifer Lucifer Mythological and religious figure This article is about the mythological and religious figure. For other uses, see Lucifer (disambiguation). "Son of dawn" redirects here. For the novel, see Mystara. "Son of the morning" redirects here. For other uses, see Son of the Morning (disambiguation). 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.[1] The Fallen Angel (1847) by Alexandre Cabanel The concept of a fallen angel attempting to overthrow the highest deity parallels Attar's attempt to overthrow Ba'al in Canaanite mythology; Attar is thrown into the underworld as a result of… (Source: Wikipedia)
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