Roman Literature: A classic Roman use
of "Lucifer" appears in Virgil's Georgics (III, 324-5): Luciferi primo cum
sidere frigida rura "Let us hasten,
when first the Morning Star appears,
Also, in Ovid's Metamorphoses, he writes: "Aurora, watchful
in the reddening dawn, threw wide her crimson doors and rose-filled
halls; the Stars took flight, in marshalled order set by Lucifer,
who left his station last."
Other Literature: Paradise Lost, by John Milton: Lucifer is a key protagonist
in John Milton's Protestant epic, Paradise Lost. Milton presents Lucifer
almost sympathetically, an ambitious and prideful angel who defies
God and wages war on heaven, only to be defeated and cast down.
Anime/Manga: Angel Sanctuary, by Kaori Yuki: Lucifer: was once known
as the angel Lucifel, however, once he
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