page_title: Orc (Blake)
hierarchical_section_title: Orc (Blake)
caption_attribution_description: Plate 12 of America a Prophecy by William Blake, printed 1795. Relief etching with monoprinted color. Collection Morgan Library and Museum.
context_page_description: Orc is a proper name for one of the characters in the complex mythology of William Blake. A fallen figure, Orc is the embodiment of rebellion, and stands opposed to Urizen, the embodiment of tradition.
  In Blake's illuminated book America a Prophecy, Orc is described by his mythic opponent, "Albion's Angel" as the "Lover of Wild Rebellion, and transgressor of God's Law". He symbolizes the spirit of rebellion and freedom, which provoked the French Revolution.
context_section_description: Orc is a proper name for one of the characters in the complex mythology of William Blake. A fallen figure,  Orc is the embodiment of rebellion, and stands opposed to Urizen, the embodiment of tradition.
  In Blake's illuminated book America a Prophecy, Orc is described by his mythic opponent, "Albion's Angel" as the "Lover of Wild Rebellion, and transgressor of God's Law". He symbolizes the spirit of rebellion and freedom, which provoked the French Revolution.
caption: Orc emerges from creative fires to challenge the forces of imperialism in plate 12 of America a Prophecy
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