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Adrammelech


Adramelech, also called Adrammelech, Adramelek or Adar-malik is a deity mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. The Bible associates the worship of Adramelech with Sepharvaim. According to (2 Kings 17:31) the cult was brought by the Sepharvite colonists into Samaria: "the Sepharvites burnt their children in the fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim"—like Moloch. The melech element means "King" in Hebrew.

A person with the name of Adramelech is described in Hebrew writings as a son and murderer of Sennacherib, king of Assyria in 2 Kings 19:37 and Isaiah 37:38. He was known in the Akkadian language as Arda-Mulissi, and was the rebellious son of Sennacherib.

Like many pagan gods, Adramelech is considered a demon in some Judeo-Christian traditions. So he appears in Milton's Paradise Lost, where he is a fallen angel who, along with Asmodeus, is vanquished by Uriel and Raphael. According to Collin de Plancy's book on demonology, Infernal Dictionary, Adramelech became the President of the Senate of the demons. He is also the Chancellor of Hell and supervisor of Satan's wardrobe. He is generally depicted with a human torso, a mule's head, a peacock tail, and the limbs of a mule or peacock.


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