Angel of Death

Angel of Death can refer to:

In religion:

• Angel of Death (religion), angels and demons of Death in Abrahamic religion.
  • Samael, in Judaism.
  • Azrael, the Islamic angel of death.
  • Sariel, thought by some to be another name of Azrael, in Judaism.
  • Satan, who is said to have "the power of death".
  • One of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, in Revelation.
• Death deity, gods and goddesses of death in polytheistic religions.
• Gabriel, the Archangel, said to be the left hand of God, and the Angel of Death.

Among specific people:

• Josef Mengele, an infamous Nazi doctor who experimented on captured prisoners at Auschwitz.
• Kristen Gilbert, US nurse and convicted serial killer who injected her patients with epinephrine, causing them to have heart attacks.
• Alfredo Astiz, the "Blond Angel of Death", an Argentine military officer involved in thousands of "disappearances" of political enemies.
• Beverley Allitt, an English nurse who murdered four child patients in her care, later sensationalized by the press as an "Angel of Death".
• David Sheldon, a professional wrestler who competed as The Angel of Death in the 1980s.

In fiction:

• Broken Sword: The Angel of Death, the fourth game in the Broken Sword series.
• Angel of Death (novel), a thriller by Jack Higgins.
• Space Marines (Warhammer 40,000), soldiers in the Warhammer 40,000 universe known as Angels of Death.
• In the 2004 movie Van Helsing, Gabriel Van Helsing is the human form of the Angel of Death/Archangel/Left Hand of God; Gabriel.

In music:

• "Angel of Death", a song by Slayer about Auschwitz.
• Angels of Death (album), an album by Hawkwind.
• Angel of Death, a symphonic poem by George Chadwick
• "Angels of Death", a song by Hawkwind from their 1981 album Sonic Attack
• "Angel of Death", a song by Thin Lizzy from their 1981 album Renegade
• "Touch Like Angel of Death", a song by Children of Bodom from their 1997 album Something Wild

See also

• Death (disambiguation), for Angels of Death known simply as "Death"
• Angel
• Grim Reaper (disambiguation)
• Angel of Death (song), a song by heavy metal band Slayer

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