(Sammael, Samiel) The name of an angel in apocalyptic writing. From the third century onwards, a Jewish designation for → Satan, who leads men astray into all sorts of evil doings. He is best known for his erotic relationship with → Lilith....

A name for *Satan. Samael appears in the Book of *Enoch and is a prominent character in the *Zohar and other *kabbalistic...

Samael (also Sammael) is an important archangel in Talmudic and post-Talmudic lore, as well as Christian folklore and demonology, a figure who is accuser, seducer, and destroyer. He has been regarded as both good and evil. In rabbinic lore he is...