Greek and
Roman Mythology:
In Greek mythology
Lucifer is the son of Aurora (the Roman personification of dawn) and
the father Ceyx (Greek). Contrary to popular belief, Satan and Lucifer
are two separate fallen angels. His banishment was because of his
complete egotism and pure malice -- his sin, pride. This then indicates
that Lucifer, not Satan was indeed the first angel to have sinned.
Lucifer has been equated to Satan due to the misreading of the passage
Isaiah 14:12 that was applied to the King of Babylon -
..."How you are fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning!
How you are cut down to the ground, You who weakened the nations!
...
Beliefs of
Yezidism:
Yezidi beliefs are a complicated mixture of Islamic and Zoroastrian
beliefs, with Gnostic, Jewish, and Shamanistic elements. Worship centers
around Angels (Yezidi is from the Arabic word for 'angel'), the most
important of which is named Melek Taus, or the "Peacock Angel,"
also known as Lucifer.
Lucifer
plays a different role in Yezidism, where he is considered the chief
Archangel, and the creator of the material world. In Yezidi belief,
Lucifer is not a fallen angel, or the enemy of God. In Yezidi cosmology,
the universal Spirit (the Supreme deity) created a pearl, which became
broken after forty thousand years. Melek, or Lucifer, used the remains
of the pearl to create the material world.
After this creation, the Spirit created the remaining Angels. Yezidi
theology claims that Lucifer was forgiven for his transgressions,
and those who revere him are the spiritual elect of humanity. They
are forbidden from referring to him as Satan.
Korean Beliefs:
Lucifer belonged
to a tribe among the angels, witch were created by the fire of the
desert wind. All angels were created of fire, this tribe was also.
But it was made out of a flame of fire without smoke, one who shows
in the outer edge of the fire. That explain that they were a little
bit special than the other angels. The Koran calls them the Djinns.
So, the Lord created the earth. The first to live there were the Djinns.
But they couldn't keep peace between each other. The Djinns killed
each other. and the blood covered the ground and soiled it. The Lord
sent Lucifer with the angelic host. Lucifer lead the war against the
Djinns and drew them away, out to the islands and the mountains were
nobody traveled.
That was the time were Lucifer felt that he was something above the
others. He had done a great achievement and that he wouldn't forget.
Then the Lord created man out of mud, because someone had to live
in this paradise that he had made and that the Djinns had to leave.
The Lord ordered all angels to obey this human, whom he called Adam.
But Lucifer refused.
He said: "Shall I, who is one of the most powerful angels, obey
this human, which you made of mud?" The Lord replied: "But
I made him with my hands? You shall obey all that I have created!"
Lucifer was proud and said: "I'm superior to him, I'm older that
him and I'm created by of more powerful source. You created me of
fire, and him of mud."
This kind of talk the Lord didn't want to hear. He got both angry
and sour, because the way Lucifer spoke he also meant that he didn't
worship the Lord and neither admired his work. And that offended the
Lord and his coquetry, because the Lord had never ever tolerated other
gods in addition to him self. The Lord acclaimed therefore: "Your
arrogance and disobedience will be your fall. From now on I deprive
you all your good!" And then he preapitated Lucifer into the
abyss. Lucifer became Satan, Harith became Iblis by the Koran. He
became the evil force of both the Christians and the Islamic religion.
The humans blamed him for all their mistakes.
Lucifer and Jesual
Later interpretations of the fall tell that Lucifer was upset because
God the Father made Lucifer's brother, Jesual, the Son. From his head,
he gave birth to Sin, and by copulating with her, fathered Death.
He was then cast out of heaven.
Lucifer in Egypt and
Babylon
There are characters similar to Lucifer in other mythologies. In Egypt,
there is a serpent god, Sata, whi is father of lightning and who likewise
fell to earth. A Babylonian god, Zu, was also a lightning god who
fell as a fiery flying serpent.