Angel of Death

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Angel of Death can refer to:

In religion:

• Angel of Death (religion), angels and demons of Death in Abrahamic religion.
  • Samael, in Judaism.
  • Azrael, the Islamic angel of death.
  • Sariel, thought by some to be another name of Azrael, in Judaism.
  • Satan, who is said to have "the power of death".
  • One of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, in Revelation.
• Death deity, gods and goddesses of death in polytheistic religions.

Among specific people:

• Josef Mengele, an infamous Nazi doctor who experimented on captured prisoners at Auschwitz.
• Alfredo Astiz, the "Blond Angel of Death", an Argentine military officer involved in thousands of "disappearances" of political enemies.
• Beverley Allitt, an English nurse who murdered four child patients in her care, later sensationalized by the press as an "Angel of Death".

In fiction:

• Broken Sword: The Angel of Death, the fourth game in the Broken Sword series.
• Angel of Death (novel), a thriller by Jack Higgins.
• Space Marines (Warhammer 40,000), soldiers in the Warhammer 40,000 universe known as Angels of Death.

In music:

• Angel of Death, a symphonic poem by George Chadwick
• "Angel of Death", a song by Slayer about Josef Mengele.
• Angels of Death (album), an album by Hawkwind.
• "Angels of Death", a song by Hawkwind from their 1981 album Sonic Attack

[edit] See also

• Death (disambiguation), for Angels of Death known simply as "Death"
• Angel
• Grim Reaper (disambiguation)