god
Aszasziel (Destroying Angel)
Aszasziel
also: Azrael, destroying angel, terror-angel
Madách's name for the destroying angel of the tenth plague (Exodus 11–12) who slew Egypt's firstborn; a dramatic personification of divine wrath rather than a named biblical figure, blending Azrael (angel of death in Jewish and Islamic tradition) with the Passover destroyer.
Reading notes
- Moses §2 Aszasziel
Aszasziel (Azrael or the destroying angel), the 'terror-angel' Moses says will fly over Egypt smothering all firstborn sons; a personification of the tenth plague of Exodus 11–12, the slaying of the firstborn.