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 an 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
  • in Populous: The Beginning
  • 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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