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Explore myths, traditions and legendary beings grouped under Religious Traditions.
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St. Polycarp
St. Polycarp was a second-century Christian bishop of Smyrna, an important city on the Aegean coast of Asia Minor, in what is now İzmir, Turkey. He is remembered as one of the earliest Christian martyrs whose life and de…
Azrael
Azrael is the name commonly given to the angel of death in Islamic tradition. In Arabic, the name is usually written ʿAzrāʾīl or ʿIzrāʾīl, while “Azrael” is a familiar English form. His principal role is to receive or ta…
St. Pontian
St. Pontian, more precisely Pope Pontian or Pontianus, was a bishop of Rome who served during a period of internal conflict in the Christian Church and severe imperial persecution. He became bishop of Rome around 230 and…
Azbogah
Azbogah is a little-known angelic name associated with Jewish angelology and later esoteric traditions. Unlike Michael, Gabriel, Raphael or Uriel, Azbogah does not belong to the small group of angels whose names and stor…
St. Zachary
St. Zachary is a name used for more than one Christian saint, and the identity intended depends on the religious, historical, or liturgical context. The most widely recognized figure is Zachary the priest, the father of …
Ayil
Ayil is an uncertain angelic name found mainly in later esoteric and angelological lists rather than in a clearly defined ancient religious tradition. Unlike Michael, Gabriel, Raphael or Uriel, Ayil has no widely recogni…
St. Porphyrius
St. Porphyrius, usually identified as Porphyrius of Gaza, was a Christian bishop and ascetic who played an important part in the Christianisation of Gaza in the late fourth and early fifth centuries. He is remembered esp…
Atrugiel
Atrugiel is an obscure angelic name whose identity and traditional setting are uncertain. It does not belong to the best-known groups of angels described in the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament, the Qur’an, or widely tran…
St. Prætextatus
St. Prætextatus, also written Praetextatus, Pretextatus, or Prétextat, was a sixth-century bishop of Rouen in northern Gaul. He is remembered in Christian tradition as a bishop, political victim, and martyr whose death w…
Asteraoth
Asteraoth is an uncertain spelling associated with Astaroth, a figure in later Christian demonology. The name is sometimes placed in lists of angels or supernatural spirits, but Asteraoth is not a clearly established ang…
St. Quadratus Of Athens
St. Quadratus of Athens was a second-century Christian leader, bishop and apologist associated with the church of Athens. He is chiefly remembered for an apology, or reasoned defence of Christianity, that he reportedly p…