Attestations place Sariel among the named heavenly angels in Jewish apocryphal and sectarian texts. 1 Enoch lists him as one of the holy angels who is 'set over the spirits who sin in the spirit.' He appears in other apocryphal narratives (e.g., Conflict of Adam and Eve with Satan / Suriyel) and in sectarian compilations (Dead Sea Scrolls war manual) and is later incorporated into magical and liturgical materials. The supplied sources do not provide a narrative of primordial origin beyond these attestations.
The supplied primary sources do not provide any physical, iconographic, or anthropomorphic description of Sariel. No attributes, gestures, apparel, or visual motifs tied to Sariel are recorded in the cited extracts. Later iconographic traditions are not attested in the provided material.
Sources attribute administrative and functional roles rather than descriptive supernatural feats. 1 Enoch (as summarized) names Sariel as 'set over the spirits who sin in the spirit.' Other attestations list him among angels who 'look upon the bloodshed on Earth.' In the Conflict of Adam and Eve (variant Suriyel) he bears Adam and Eve from a mountain to the Cave of Treasures. In the Ladder of Jacob he is sent to explain a dream. Late‑antique ritual evidence (a Seleucia demon bowl and Greek magical papyri references in the tradition) shows his name invoked for protective/apotropaic purposes.
Weaknesses
None recorded.
Wards
- ritualInscription of Sariel on shields (1QM)
- ritualInvocation of Sariel on a clay demon-bowl (Seleucia-on-Tigris)
- otherCalendrical/angelic associations in Liber Juratus (month-linked invocation/name-listing)
Gabriel
A principal heavenly messenger in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic literatures, Gabriel is portrayed as an archangel who reveals and explains divine messages, announces births and divine intent, and executes certain divine judgments in apocalyptic texts.
Michael
Michael is presented in the supplied sources as a masculine given name and disambiguation headword applied to people, historical rulers, cultural works, places, and other uses; the provided material treats it as an onomastic item rather than as a single supernatural being.
Uriel
Uriel is an archangel figure in Jewish and Christian apocryphal, liturgical, and popular traditions, variously described as an interpreter of prophecy, guardian of cosmological thresholds (Gate of Eden, Tartarus/pit), regent of light or the sun, and a guide or agent in salvation narratives. His prominence and specific functions vary by tradition (Second Book of Esdras, Ethiopian homily, apocryphal gospels, patristic and later angelologies).
Bhoot (bhoota)
A bhoot (also bhoota, bhoot, bhut) is the culturally specific term across parts of the Indian subcontinent for a perturbed, restless spirit generally understood to be the ghost of a deceased person. Sources describe bhoots as arising when a person's death or post-death circumstances prevent them from moving on — for example violent death, unresolved affairs, or failures in funerary rites — and the term appears frequently in modern South Asian media and discussions.
57 Mnemosyne
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Aamon
Aamon (also Amon) is a named spirit in early modern Western grimoire tradition (Pseudomonarchia Daemonum; the Ars Goetia / Lesser Key of Solomon). He is presented as a high-ranking infernal officer (Marquis/Prince) who governs forty legions and is credited with knowledge of past and future and with affecting human relationships (reconciling or procuring feuds and favor).
Aaron
Aaron is a central human figure in Israelite sacred literature: the elder brother of Moses, the first high priest (progenitor of the Aaronide priesthood), and a spokesman/prophet who mediates between Israel and God in Exodus–Deuteronomy narratives. His role in the texts establishes hereditary priestly authority, ritual functions (sacrifices, blessing, use of Urim and Thummim), and institutional norms for Israelite cultic life.
Abaddon
In Hebrew scripture Abaddon is primarily a noun meaning 'destruction' or a section/condition of the underworld paired with Sheol; in the New Testament Book of Revelation Abaddon is personified as an angelic figure (Greek Apollyon) described as the king of an army of locusts released from the abyss during the apocalypse.
Abadir
Abadir is a polysemous name attested in distinct cultural contexts: a legendary founding saint and clan ancestor in eastern Ethiopia (Sheikh Abadir Umar Al‑Rida / Aw Abadir), a term applied to cone‑shaped cult stones in Phoenician religious description, and a personal name of a martyr (Abadir/Apater) in the Coptic Synaxarium. The attestations are independent usages of the same name rather than a single supernatural being.
Abadiu of Antinoe
Abadiu of Antinoe was a fourth‑century bishop of Antinoe (Antinoopolis, in Roman Egypt) commemorated as a martyr and saint in the Coptic Orthodox Church, with a feast day on 26 December. Sources record that he was killed during a theological dispute with Arian opponents and reference him in collections of Egyptian martyrs.
Abagtha
Abagtha (Hebrew: אבגתא, ’Ǎḇaḡṯā) is a named human court official in the Hebrew Bible’s Book of Esther, listed among seven chamberlains who ministered before King Ahasuerus and were commanded to bring Queen Vashti before the king. He is attested only in Esther 1:10 and is presented as an institutional palace attendant rather than a supernatural being.
Abanoub
Abanoub is a 4th‑century Egyptian Christian child martyr venerated in the Coptic tradition. Remembered for his public confession of Christ, miraculous healings associated with his passion, and the translation and veneration of his relics, his feast is observed on July 31 (Epip 24) and his cult centers include Nehisa and Samanoud.
Abaskhiron the Soldier
A Coptic Orthodox martyr venerated for refusing imperial idolatry during the Diocletian persecution; reputedly healed by the Archangel Michael, preserved in monastery relics, and commemorated on 14 June (7 Paoni).
Abdel Messih El-Makari
Abdel Messih El-Makari (1892–1963) was a Coptic Orthodox monk and priest venerated as a 20th‑century Coptic saint. Associated with the Monastery of Saint Samuel the Confessor and the Monastery of Saint Macarius (Scetes/Wadi El‑Natrun), he is remembered for humility, asceticism, charity, and reported spiritual gifts such as prescience, discerning of spirits, and healing.
Abdiel
Abdiel (Hebrew עֲבְדִּיאֵל) is primarily a theophoric Hebrew personal name meaning "servant of El/servant of God," attested once in the Hebrew Bible (1 Chronicles 5:15). In later literature—most notably John Milton's Paradise Lost—Abdiel is reimagined as a faithful seraph who opposes Satan's revolt. The provided sources do not treat Abdiel as an autonomous folkloric spirit type or record rituals or wards associated with the name.
Abel
Abel is the second son of Adam and Eve in the Genesis narrative, a shepherd whose accepted offering and subsequent murder by his brother Cain form the biblical account of the first death. Later interpretive traditions expand his role, treating him as an archetypal righteous victim, a postmortem avenging or adjudicating figure, and in some systems (notably Mandaean) identifying him with an angelic lightbeing.
Community Record
- [1]Sariel — Wikipedia. Wikipedia: 'Sariel' article (as supplied in research notes)wiki
- [2]Dead Sea Scrolls — 1QM (War of the Sons of Light Against the Sons of Darkness) 9:15–16. War of the Sons of Light Against the Sons of Darkness (1QM) listing names to be written on shields (as summarized in research notes)literary
- [3]1 Enoch (Watchers lists). 1 Enoch: Sariel listed as 'one of the [seven] holy angels [who watch], who is set over the spirits, who sin in the spirit' (summary in research notes)literary
- [4]Conflict of Adam and Eve with Satan (apocryphal excerpt). Conflict of Adam and Eve with Satan: Suriyel bears Adam and Eve to the Cave of Treasures (summary in research notes)literary
- [5]Seleucia-on-Tigris demon bowl inscription (6th–7th century). Quoted inscription: protective curse‑reversal invoking Sariel and Barakiel (as provided in research notes)literary
- [6]Liber Juratus (Sworn Book) — angelic name lists (excerpted citation). Liber Juratus listings where 'Sariell' appears among names associated with months (as cited in research notes)literary
- [7]Coptic liturgical commemoration (calendar). Coptic Orthodox liturgical calendar: Sariel commemorated on 27 Tobi (as noted in research notes)literary