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[78] [79] Early medieval Christianity fairly distinguished between Lucifer and Satan. While Lucifer, as the devil, is fixated in hell, Satan executes the desires of Lucifer as his vassal. [80] [81]
The Devil, also known as Satan, Lucifer or Baphomet, is a mythic figure who embodies evil. He has appeared in different forms in many cultures throughout history.
In the Quran, Shaitan, also known as Iblis, is an entity made of fire who was cast out of Heaven because he refused to bow before the newly created Adam and incites humans to sin by infecting their minds with waswās ("evil suggestions").
Both Satan and Lucifer are used interchangeably to refer to the Devil—the chief adversary of God in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. However, Lucifer has also been used historically to refer to Satan before he rebelled and was cast out of heaven.
Satan, the prince of evil spirits and adversary of God in the Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam). Satan is traditionally understood as an angel who rebelled against God and was cast out of heaven before the creation of humankind.
Lucifer, in classical mythology, the morning star (i.e., the planet Venus at dawn); personified as a male figure bearing a torch, Lucifer had almost no legend, but in poetry he was often herald of the dawn. In Christian times Lucifer came to be regarded as the name of Satan before his fall.
Lucifer, considered a former radiant archangel, lost his light after his fall and became the dark Satan (the enemy). [ 209 ] Eastern Orthodoxy maintains that God did not create death, but that it was forged by the devil through deviance from the righteous way (a love of God and gratitude). [ 210 ]
