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".
• David Sheldon, a professional wrestler who competed as The Angel of Death in the 1980s.

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.
• Angel of Death Comes out of washing machine to tell the main character that the town of Erasmus will be destroyed in one week unless they can regain faith in Saving Erasmus Paraclete Press 2007

In music:

• "Angel of Death", a song by Slayer about Josef Mengele.
• Angels of Death (album), an album by Hawkwind.
• Angel of Death, a symphonic poem by George Chadwick
• "Angels of Death", a song by Hawkwind from their 1981 album Sonic Attack
• "Angel of Death", a song by Thin Lizzy from their 1981 album Renegade
• "Touch Like Angel of Death", a song by Children of Bodom from their 1997 album Something Wild

[edit] See also

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