Muriel (angel)

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Muriel is a Domination or Dominion (one of the 'Second Sphere' Angels) in Western Christian angelology. [1] Its name is derived from the Greek myrrh .

Muriel is the angel of the month of June, is associated with the astrological sign of Cancer, [2] and is invoked from the south. [3] In the apocryphal Enthronement of Abbaton, Muriel becomes Abaddon, the angel of death.

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References

  1. Davidson, Gustav (1967), A Dictionary of Angels, Including The Fallen Angels, p. 199, Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 66-19757
  2. Barrett, Francis (1801), The Magus, Book II, Chapter XI, at archive.org
  3. Mathers, S. Liddell Macgregor (1888), The Key of Solomon, Book I, Chapter XIII, at archive.org