Sandalphon

Siblings: The True Archangels

**Sandalphon** is the True Archangel who determines the gender of a human while they haven’t been born yet. He is also credited with being the guardian angel who delivers prayers to God.

## Overview

Sandalphon is the master of heavenly songs. It has been rumored that it would take a human 500 years to walk the length of his body, indicating how enormous he was in his celestial form. According to Gabriel, it once took a human around 70 years to walk around Sandalphon’s ear lobe.

## Powers and Abilities

**Cherubim Physiology:** Sandalphon with this ability either is or can transform into an Cherubim, one of the few defined forms of heavenly creatures. Being high-ranking spiritual beings, it is likely that they don't have any true, fixed form, which explains both the difficulty and variety of how they are described.

**Ophanim Physiology:** Sandalphon with this ability either is or can transform into a Ophanim, (also: ophanim or ofanim, Ophde. Hebrew "wheels", singular ophan) refer to the wheels seen in the Book of Ezekiel and have been associated with Daniel's vision (mentioned as galgal, traditionally "the wheels of galgallin", in "fiery flame" and "burning fire") of the four, eye-covered wheels (each composed of two nested wheels), that move next to the winged Cherubim, beneath the throne of God. These are first construed as angels in one of the Dead Sea scrolls, and as a class of celestial beings in late sections of the Book of Enoch where with the Cherubim and Seraphim they never sleep but guard the throne of God.

**Divine Presence:** Sandalphon emits transcendent presence which has supernatural effects related to their divine aspect and their relative disposition.

**Godly Fighter:** Sandalphon with this power is the undisputed masters of all forms of combat, including natural and supernatural fighting skills and infinite strength and stamina. They have immense defensive abilities unsurpassed by any other fighter; they also possess a high level of intellect which they use to plan their attacks carefully.

**Heaven Lordship:** Sandalphon has authority and duty in Heaven, a place where deities and angels come together, as well as the souls of heroes, and good people in perfect peace and joy. Sandalphon is able to command the deities, angels and have godlike powers in Heaven.

**Music Manipulation:** Sandalphon can manipulate and generate music, an art form who's medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch (which governs melody and harmony), rhythm (and its associated concepts tempo, meter, and articulation), dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture.

**Sephirot Empowerment:** Sandalphon gains access to the various emanations of the Sephirot of the Tree of Life in Kabbalah, allowing them to tap into the primal, undiluted forces of creation and the divine.

**Unnatural Size:** Sandalphon either possesses a level of physical size either greater or smaller than that of a normal member of their species or is simply a member of a species that is naturally bigger or smaller than humans.

## Myths and Legends

Sandalphon is an archangel in Jewish and Christian writings, although not in scripture. Sandalphon figures prominently in the mystical literary traditions of Rabbinic Judaism and early Christianity, notably in the Midrash, Talmud, and Kabbalah and is generally seen as gathering prayers and passing them on to God.

### Meaning of Name

The name Sandalphon, which may be related to the Hebrew sandek, godfather (thereby corresponding to the tradition of a station held by Elijah with regard to evocation of the prophet in his capacity being protector of unborn children), may also be derived from the Greek prefix sym-/syn-, meaning "together", and adelphos, meaning "brother"; thus approximately meaning "co-brother", since the modern Greek word for "co-worker", synadelfos, has these roots as seen in the Book of Revelation, chapter 19, verse 10. This probably refers to Sandalphon's relationship to Metatron, though this derivation shows uncertain Semitic influences.

### Descriptions and Functions

In the Greater Key of Solomon, Sandalphon is designated "the left-hand feminine cherub of the Ark of the Covenant". In the liturgy for Sukkot, he is credited with gathering the prayers of the faithful, making a garland of such prayers, and then "adjuring them to ascend as an orb to the supreme King of Kings". In the Zohar he is "chief of the Seventh Heaven". As Michael does, he carries on a ceaseless battle with Samael, angel of evil.

## Quotes

*"I swear, Father does not pay me enough to act as your glorified babysitter." - Sandalphon to the other Angels.*

*"The disciplinarian, Sandalphon. Remember this face." - Sandalphon.*

*"All right, prophets of Baal and Asherah. Let's see which God is stronger." - Sandalphon as Elijah to the prophets of Baal and Asherah.*