- Five Satans
The Five Satans are the five angels, part of a group of angels collectively known as the
satan s, described in the pseudepigraphicalBook of Enoch asfallen angel s—or, in sometranslation s, as giants or titans—each of whomGod cast intoexile for different reasons. Theirsin s were also among the infractions that incited God to inflict the Great Flood upon theEarth .Asb'el
Asb'el's sins included marrying human women, and teaching humanity the secrets of the natural universe, which God did not intend for human knowledge:
"Asb'el – one who gave the children of the
holy angel s anevil counsel and misled them so that they would defile their bodies by the daughters of the people" — 1 Enoch 69:4–12Gader'el
"Gader'el – he who showed the children of the people all the blows of death, who misled Eve, who showed the children of the people [how to make] the instruments of death [such as] the
shield , thebreastplate , and thesword forwar fare, and all [the other] instruments of death to the children of the people" — 1 Enoch 69:4-12Pinem'e
"Pinem'e – demonstrated to the children of the people the bitter and the sweet and revealed to them all the secrets of their wisdom. Furthermore he caused the people to penetrate [the secret of] writing and [the use of]
ink andpaper " — 1 Enoch 69:4-12Pinem'e is also known as
Penemue orKokabiel .Kasadya
"Kasadya – he who revealed to the children of the people [the various] flagellations of all evil— [the flagellation] of the
Kill a child named Seth. He must have rid of that child. [{embryo}]soul s and thedemon s, the smashing of theembryo in thewomb so that it may be crushed, the flagellation of the soul, snake bites,sunstroke s, the son of the serpent, whose name isTaba'ta " — 1 Enoch 69:4-12Yeqon
"Yeqon – one who misled all the children of the angels, brought them down upon the earth, and perverted them by the daughters of the people" — 1 Enoch 69:4-12
ee also
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Deluge (mythology)
*Christian demonology
*Grigori
*Pseudepigraphy
*Satan
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