dictionary_of_angels re_alisma Oertha -- angel of the north. 110411 ... grendel Samael - "Venom of G-d" in some Hebrew traditions, the Angel of Death, in others, Satan himself or one of his higher ranking Lieutenants 110411 ... birdmad ↑ ↑ also, in some traditions leader of the Watchers who intermarried with human women and fathered the Nephilim, a race of giant demi-gods 110411 ... re_alisma Barginiel - governing angel of the 7th hour of the day. 1300. Barkaial - ???? Barku - also known as Rimmon, a fallen archangel, now an inferior demon. Elisha allowed Naaman the Syrian to bow down with his master in the house of Rimmon. Thus to bow down in the house of Rimmon implies "to conform to a reprehensible custom to save one's life. To the Semites, Rimmon was the god of storms, the Akkadian name being Im. His emblem is the pomegranate. The Assyrians called him Barku (lightning) and the Kassites named him Tessub. In Babylonian myth, Rimmon was the thunder god, pictured with a trident. Bardiel -- the angel of hail, along with Nuriel. Nuriel -- angel of hailstorms. When he issues from the side of Hesed (kindness), Nuriel manifests in the form of an eagle, an eagle that, when issuing from the side of Geburah (force) is Uriel. According to the Zohar I, Nuriel governs Virgo. He is 300 parasangs tall and has a retinue of 50 myriads of angels "all fashioned out of water and fire." Uriel -- archangel of salvation. Rahmiel -- angel of mercy Sammael -- one of the greatest and one of the foulest spirits operating in Heaven, on earth and in Hell. In Longfellow's extensive poem, The Golden Legend, when the rabbi asks Judas Iscariot why the dogs howl at night, the answer is "The dogs howl when, with icy breath,/Great Sammael, the Angel of Death,/Takes through the town his flight." To Cabell, Samael belongs to the order of seraphim and is "first of the art critics." Sammael also governs Mars according to Al-Barceloni, while it is Uriel according to Longfellow. anyway. From: "A wacky and wonderful compendium of angelic lore." - Time magazine. copyright 1994. 110411 what's it to you? who go blather from