Angel of Death
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Angel of Death can refer to several things:
- The Biblical Angel of death.
- The angel of the bottomless pit Abaddon
- The Qu'ranic angel of death Azrael
- The demon or angel Samael
- In the Talmud Sariel
- Satan is not infrequently called the Angel of Death, in both the Babylonian Talmud, and in the Apocrypha.
- The Greco-Roman god of death Thanatos/Mors is often poetically called an angel of death.
- The Nazi doctor, Josef Mengele
- The Blond Angel of Death, Argentine former Navy and Intelligence officer Alfredo Astiz
- Child killer Beverley Allitt
- Final boss in the Spear of Destiny game by ID Software
- The song by Slayer
- The Grim Reaper: the scythe-wielding skeleton, personification of death, common in fantasy and science fiction literature, films and games:
- * Death (Discworld) of Terry Pratchett's Discworld series
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- * A neutral character in the Charmed television series who guides persons into the afterlife once their time has come
- The fourth game in the Broken Sword series
- Angel of Death, is a thriller by author Jack Higgins.
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