A King of Hell & God’s Angel of Death

Hey everyone, welcome to Mythology Explained. In today’s video, we’re going to discuss Samael, also known as Satan, Samil, Seir, Salmael, and Satanil, an enigmatic and ambiguous figure in that, depending on the source, he’s portrayed as a either a champion of the light or as an entity of profound evil, comprising two diametrically opposed aspects. Samael is the angel of the planet Mars and of one of the days of the week, Tuesday. He’s the angel of death, for which he is known to stand near the heads of those for whom the end draws near, holding up a sword from which a single drop of poison falls into their mouths, ending life. He’s described as the angel of Rome, an epithet with negative connotations given Rome’s invasion of Israel; he’s described as a great 12 winged serpent, and he’s described as the serpent who tempts Eve, tempting her to sin, seducing her, and siring Cain, the world’s first murderer. Alright, let’s get into it. In some Jewish astrological works, Samael was thought
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