Samael: Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)

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 also the name of a black metal band.

A demon character called Samael is the chief adversary in the Silent Hill series of video games.

Sammael is the name of a major antagonist from the Wheel of Time series of books.

Samiel, or The Black Huntsman, is the demonish antagonist in the Weber opera Der Freischutz.