Abaddon

The Angel of the Bottomless Abyss

### Titles

Angel of the Bottomless Pit, Angel of the Abyss, Angel of the Pit, Angel of Hell, the Despoiler, the Destroyer, Lord of Sheol, Master of the Locusts, Destroyer Angel, Black Angel, Exterminator, The One Who Opens all Doors, Light and Darkness, the Beginning and the End, the Jailor, He Who Holds the Key to Heaven and Hell, The Bearer of the Key to the Bottomless Pit

## Profile

### Race

Demon (Archdemon), Angel (Cherub/Destroyer Angel)

### Personify

Destruction, the Abyss, Sloth, Discord, Chaos, Disaster, Distortion, Evil

### Occupation

Punisher of the Rebel Angels, Master of Abaddon, Warden of Tartarus

### Affiliations

Hell, Heaven, Abaddon, Sheol, Locusts of Abaddon (Personal Army), End Times

## Relationships

### Offspring

Scylla, Unknown Cambions (One believed to be Asmodeus), Unknown Demons (One believed to be Nergal)

### Other Relationships

Sheol (Companion), Locusts of Abaddon (Servants), Tartaruchi (Subordinates), Lilith (Manipulator), Miguel (Eternal Rival)

## Other

### Equipment

Legions of locust-like demons, Key to the Abyss

### Status

Alive

**Abaddon** is a fallen cherub who was tempted by Lilith into falling into the damned, resulting in Abaddon becoming the Archdemon that rules over the Abyss. He was known as the angel that personally banished the rebel angels under Lucifer after the War in Heaven.

## Overview

Abaddon is either a biblical term in Hebrew which means "place of destruction" and is a fiery plane in the realm of the dead, Gehenna or In the later teachings of Revelation, a being that personified the abyss, becoming known as the "Angel of the Abyss." The Greek title for Abaddon is "Apollyon" which literally means "The Destroyer". He was also called the King of the Grasshoppers.

He is often associated with the swarms of locusts that sometimes destroy entire crop fields and in the The Greater Key of Solomon was said to be called upon by Moses to cause the great rains during the Ten Plagues of Egypt. Abaddon is the chief of the demons of the seventh hierarchy, the king of the grasshoppers, or demon locusts (described as having the bodies of winged war-horses, the faces of humans, and the poisonous curved tails of scorpions).

Abaddon is in command of the Sixth House of Jinnestan, Demonic Ruler of the Abyss. Abaddon is also more akin to a force of nature than a living being, as is evident by the fact his name can also refer to a portion of Hell where sinners are said to be surrounded by snow and fire. He is often associated with the swarms of locusts that sometimes destroy entire crop fields and in the The Greater Key of

In most texts that speak of him, Abaddon is among the most feared of supernatural beings; including those of Heaven or Hell along with all corporeal entities, fearing his very name alone. Even a demon as powerful as Satan openly admitted that he wishes to avoid a confrontation with Abaddon, implying that Abaddon is may perhaps be even more dangerous than the King of Hell himself.

## Appearance

He is often depicted as a large, human-sized locust and rules and leads a swarm of locusts and other insects that carry infectious diseases as a king. This would indicate that Abaddon possesses insectoid-like features particularly that of a locust. His appearance is described as being "overwhelmingly" frightening and that his mere presence would destroy spirits "through their own screams".

## Personality

To describe Abbadon by only a word, it would be enigma. At times, he is an angel of judgment, not of Satan but of God, destroying at God's bidding. Both Heaven and Hell claim him as an ally, other times as an enemy. It is clear that he is the angel who will command the monstrous horde from the Abyss that will rampage over the earth in the tribulation period as Judgment approaches. What is not clear is whose orders he will be following at what time. Even after he fell, Abaddon still is an enigma in who he truly follows and had sometimes went against both to fill his own needs.

While many believe him to be in league with Satan, even going as far as to claim that Abaddon maybe be Satan himself, he is in actuality a separate entity destined to cast Satan down into the abyss and seal him within when the time comes, and sealing him within. This would declare him to actually be a righteous figure charged to casting down a great evil.

Abaddon is sometimes referred or foreshadowed as Death, as they both are neutral entity of the two opposing forces. He is also considered as both angel and demon with neutral and at times lawful agent of both Heaven and Hell. It is unknown where does allegiance lie, but he is often seen as a lawful agent of God who will abide to His will to fulfill his long destiny and duty and other times a demonic instrument of destruction sent by Ayin.

## History

### Beginnings

According to the homily by Timothy of Alexandria, known as the Enthronement of Abaddon, Abaddon was an angel named Muriel who had been given the task from God to collect from the earth to be used in the creation of Adam. After his creation, Abaddon was appointed as the Guardian of Adam. Even before his fall, everyone, including the angels, demons, and mortal creatures, felt fear of him.

Abaddon engaged in prayer and ultimately obtained the promise that any men who venerated him during their lifetime stood the chance of being saved.

### Biblical Accounts

In the Greater Key of Solomon, he is said to have been called upon by Moses to cause the great rains during the Ten Plagues of Egypt. In an arcane version of the Book of Enoch, Abaddon was appointed as the warden of Sheol where he guards the desolate and hellish prison of the treacherous Grigori. Alternatively, however, Abaddon can also be the warden of Tartarus and the prince of the Tartaruchi.

Abaddon is also said to have a prominent role in the Last Judgement, as the one who will take the souls to the Valley of Josaphat. He is described in the Apocalypse of Bartholomew as being present in the Tomb of Jesus at the moment of his resurrection.

### Locusts of Abaddon

It is prophesied that he will command a monstrous horde from the Abyss known as the Locusts of Abaddon that will rampage over the earth in the tribulation period as Judgment approaches. They will be prohibited from killing any living creature by God once they have given the Seam of Lord, but they will torment the impure for five months, and the torture will be so horrible that mankind will try to kill themselves but "death will avoid them."

## Myths and Legends

Abaddon was originally a biblical term in Hebrew which means "place of destruction" and is a fiery plain in the realm of the dead, Gehenna. It wasn't until the later teachings of Revelation that Abaddon had became an entity by himself. Abaton was the Greek word for Pit, which the Hebrews changed to Abaddon, which later became synonymous with the Christian hell. Abaddon has also been identified as the "angel" of death and destruction, demon of the abyss, and chief of demons of the underworld hierarchy, where he is equated with Samael or Satan.

Cornelius Agrippa was the one that equated Abaddon with Apollyon, and positioned him as the monarch in the lower shadow of the sphere of the planet Venus, which is the Sephirah of Netzach on the Kabbalistic Tree: *"As described in Revelation, Apollyon opens the gates of the abyss and unleashes upon the earth his swarms of demons locusts, who then proceed to torture those of mankind who do not bear the seal of God upon their forehead. After that, he is supposed to seize Satan himself, bind him and toss him into the bottomless pit for a thousand years."*

The Thanksgiving Hymns and in the Dead Sea Scrolls tell of "the Sheol of Abaddon" and of the "torrents of Belial [that] burst into Abaddon". The Biblical Antiquities of Philo' mentions Abaddon as a place (Sheol, Hell), not as a spirit or demon.

### Etymology

The Hebrew word abaddon means "place of destruction" Job 26:8 and Psalms 88:11. The role of Apollyon in biblical references is ambiguous, sometimes being described as a good jinn who serves God, and sometimes also being described as a demon who succumbed to evil. The word Apollyon and its variations are sometimes used to mean a place perhaps Hell itself (in the Old Testament the name Abaddon is used for the place of the dead). The word Abbadon is also used for Hell in rabbinical literature. Abaddon has also been considered the Hebrew name for the Greek god Apollyon.

According to the Brown Driver Briggs lexicon, the Hebrew abaddon (Hebrew: אבדון; avadon) is an intensive form of the Semitic root and verb stem abad (אָבַד) "perish" (transitive "destroy"), which occurs 184 times in the Hebrew Bible. The Greek term "the Destroyer" (Apollyon, Ἀπολλύων) is the active participle of apollumi (ἀπόλλυμι) "to destroy". The term is not used as a name in classical Greek texts.

## Quotes

* *"A king, the angel of the bottomless pit; whose name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in Greek Apollyon; in Latin Exterminans."* - Revelation 9:11, Douay–Rheims Bible.

* *"Abaddon is an angel of the Abyss. Though to be honest, no one really knows for sure what sort of entity he is. Not even myself. A fallen angel, a demon native to Hell, or simply an angel of the Abyss. It's a mystery. But what isn't a mystery is that Abaddon is the one being in all of Hell that Satan himself outright refuses to have a confrontation with."* - Zariel.

* *"He's neither good nor evil. He's just the entity to bring all down to the end."* - Jophiel.

* *"His technique is based on the clash of conflicting emotions: bravery and fear, security and weakness, love and hate, good and bad. I, who have killed men, angels and gods, do not know kindness, justice, friendship or peaceful feelings. All that is inside of me is fury, malice and thirst for death. Therefore, my spirit cannot be affected, cannot be destroyed by your psychic devices. I am the embodiment of the most terrible and atrocious in this world. I am the true evil, the unjust and the cruel. I have never been defeated and never will be."* - Abaddon to Gabriel.

* *"-or it came from the goodness of my heart, perhaps? After all, I do have a tender spot for cripples and bastards and broken things."* - Abaddon.

* *"Traitor! I thought we were on the same side, and that the story of your rivalry with Miguel and eternal hatred."* - Lucifer to Abaddon during his prison back in the Cage.
	+ *"All of that is true, Bringer of Light, but you know... I like to be on the winning team."* - Abaddon to Lucifer.

## Gallery

*Abaddon battling against a holy warrior**Abaddon as the Abyss*
## Trivia

* Even though his pre-demon name was Muriel, even before he fall, some angels still called him Abbadon.
* Abaddon is given particularly important roles in both a homily entitled The Enthronement of Abbaton by pseudo-Timothy of Alexandria, and the Apocalypse of Bartholomew.
* In demonology, he is said to tempt people with sloth and discord.
* In occultism and esotericism, Abaddon is related to blood red, brown and green colors, winter, the month of January, Saturday, intuition, sacrifice and challenge, the ruby and the sword.
* Abaddon's Tarot symbol is the Judgment.
* The Forsaken Priest had hall the power of Abaddon along with the demon power of Zalgo.

## Image Sources

* (ABADDON.jpg) ABADDON by Carcharadon
* (Abaddon by artmus d9c5vpx.jpg) Abaddon by artmus
* (Abaddon lord of the pit by hawanja d31lhnu.jpg) Abaddon Lord of the Pit by hawanja
* (William Blake - John Bunyan Plate 20 The Christian Fights Apollyon.jpg) John Bunyan Plate 20 The Christian Fights Apollyon by William Blake
* (Apollyon angel of the bottomless pit.jpg) Abaddon/Apollyon by ???
* (Fallen angels a deceiver apollyon francis barrett the magus.jpg) "The Magus"' Apollyon by Francis Barrett, R. Griffith
* (Christianandapollyon.jpg) Christian's Combat With Apollyon from The Pilgrim's Progress
* (Abaddon Smilingdemon.jpg) Abaddon by Smilingdemon
* (Jason-engle-gallery-large-abaddon.jpg) Abaddon by Jason Engle
* (Abaddon The Destroyer.jpg) Abaddon The Destroyer by AMidseriousDayDreamr
* (AbaddonSMT.jpg) Artwork of Abaddon from Shin Megami Tensei
* (Abaddon2.jpg) Artwork of Abaddon from Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne
* (AbaddonDC.jpg) Artwork of Abaddon from Devil Children Red/Black Book