1. Archangel or Lucifer (light bearer) --associated with the war (rebellion) in Heaven

(Books V and VI)

--From about 3 rd century AD, the name of Lucifer was given to the leader of the rebel angels in Heaven. That Lucifer is Satan's name before the fall is pretty much accepted fact in Christian myth. He's the archangel--highest angel before the fall. --Lucifer is considered to be of high stature in Heaven, in some conceptions second only to God.

--He's bright, beautiful, lofty, powerful and revered, but he's also prideful, greedy and full of wrath ... he stages a rebellion in Heaven b/c he fancies himself' a match for God ... he's tired of being God's servant and wants to depose God ... he's got plenty of followers, but alas, he's not God After putting down this rebellion, God kicks him out of Heaven for good

2. Prince of Hell or Darkness--The figure who rules over Hell (Books 1, 11, IV and X)

--He's an impressive leader and warrior--commander of an army greater than any man has ever known

--He has a certain degree of compassion for his comrades --He's huge and powerful, he described as a "Leviathan" --He wants to equal God in strength, reason, glory and, above all, freedom

Demonic Disfigurement

--Entails alterations in shape, stature and dimension... Satan's diminished in some particular

ways

--This results in a change of motivation, behavior and characteristics... instead of doing good, he'll do bad, etc. The Prince of hell is motivated by pride, grief, envy, and anger.

3. The Tempter or Devil--Satan when he comes to Earth (Books X and XI mainly)

--Role of Satan on Earth associated with disguises--Satan takes other forms (of which the most popular is, of course, the snake or serpent) --Always intending to cause trouble for man --The appellation most often used for the tempter is "the Devil"

The Tempter's other qualities include--seductive, rhetorically skilled, liar/trickster --sensitive to beauty, courteous and wise (all the better to trick you) --proud, unrelenting adversary of God and Man

By Deb Noel (Winter 1997)