Samael
Samael is an important figure in Talmudic and post-Talmudic lore, a figure who is accuser, seducer, and destroyer. Legends referring to Satan refer equally to him, such that Samael is often taken to be the true or angelic name of the Devil, as opposed to the epithet Lucifer or the job title Satan (Adversary).Samael is etymologized as "the venom of God," since he is sometimes identified with the Angel of death. But the name could also be derived from that of the Syrian god Shemal[?].
Samael is the name of a black metal band.
External Links
- The Jewish Encyclopedia entry on Samael (http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=106&letter=S)
That ever, ever, I did yet behold!
Never was seen so black.html">black a day as this:
Beguil'd, divorced, wronged, spited, slain!
By cruel cruel thee quite overthrown!--
Despis'd, distressed, hated, martyr'd, kill'd!--
To murder, murder our solemnity?--
Dead art thou, dead.html">dead!--alack, my child.html">child is dead;
Peace, ho, for shame! confusion's cure lives not
Had part in this fair maid; now heaven hath all,
Your part in her you could not keep from death;
The most you sought was her promotion;
And weep ye now, seeing she is advanc'd
O, in this love.html">love, you love your child so ill
She's not well married that lives married long:
Dry up your tears.html">tears, and stick your rosemary
In all her best array bear her to church;
Yet nature's tears are reason's merriment.
Capulet.
Turn from their office to black funeral:
Our wedding cheer to a sad burial feast;
Our bridal flowers serve for a buried corse.html">corse,
Sir, go you in,--and, madam, go with him;--
To follow this fair corse unto her grave:
Move them no more by crossing their high will.
[Exeunt Capulet, Lady Capulet, Paris, and Friar.]
1 Musician.
Honest good fellows, ah, put.html">put.html">put.html">put up, put up;
Ay, by my troth, the case may be amended.
[Enter Peter.]
Peter.
O, an you will have me live, play 'heart.html">heart.html">Heart's ease.'
1 Musician.
O, musicians, because my heart itself plays 'My heart is
Not a dump we: 'tis no time to play now.
Peter.
No.
Peter.
What will you give us?
Peter.
minstrel.
1 Musician.
Then will I lay the serving-creature's dagger.html">dagger on your pate.
me?
1 Musician.
Pray you put up your dagger, and put out your wit.
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