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Azrael (other)
Azrael is the traditional name of the angel of death in many religions. Azrael may also refer to: Arts and entertainment * Azrael (film), ''Azrael'' (film), a horror film directed by E. L. Katz and starring Samara Weaving * Azrael (Gotham episode), "Azrael" (''Gotham'' episode), an episode of ''Gotham'' Characters *Azrael (DC Comics), DC Comics **Azrael, a mysterious character with the same alias who was an ally of the Teen Titans *Azrael (comic book), ''Azrael'' (comic book), an American comic book series, published by DC Comics *Commander Azrael, ''Warhammer 40,000'' *Muruta Azrael, a fictional character in the anime ''Mobile Suit Gundam SEED'' *Bruno Azrael, a fictional character in the anime ''Gundam SEED DESTINY'' *Azrael, a character from the film Dogma (film), ''Dogma'' *Azrael, the cat of Gargamel, the villain in ''The Smurfs'' *Rabbi Azrael, a main character in the play ''The Dybbuk'', by S. Ansky *Azrael, a character in the novel series ''No Game No Life'' *List_of_T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azrael
Azrael (; , 'God has helped'; ) is the angel of death in some Abrahamic religions, namely Islam, Christian popular culture and some traditions of Judaism. He is also referenced in Sikhism. Relative to similar concepts of such beings, Azrael holds a rather benevolent role as God's angel of death; he acts as a psychopomp, responsible for transporting the souls of the deceased after their death. Both in Islam and in Judaism, he is said to hold a scroll concerning the fate of mortals, recording and erasing their names at their birth and death, respectively.Hamilton, Michelle M. 2014. ''Beyond Faith: Belief, Morality and Memory in a Fifteenth-Century Judeo-Iberian Manuscript''. Leiden: Brill. . Depending on the perspective and precepts of the various religions in which he is a figure, he may also be portrayed as a resident of the Third Heaven, a division of heaven in Judaism and Islam. Davidson, Gustav. 9671971"A § Azrael" Pp. 64–65 in ''A Dictionary of Angels, Including t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brave Series
The is a Japanese toy and anime franchise originally produced by Sunrise (now the primary division of Bandai Namco Filmworks), Nagoya TV, Victor Entertainment and Tokyu Agency, originally created by Takara (now Takara Tomy). The franchise ran from 1990 to 1998, producing eight official series and several side media including Original Video Animations, Toys and several memorabilia in Japan. It was one of Sunrise's notable productions in the 90's, and its run play a key role in the reintroduction of the Super Robot genre to the Japanese mainstream. As of 2022, the rights to the series were now owned by Bandai Namco Entertainment, following the 1993 acquisition of Sunrise, who produced and animated the series. History Creation The Brave series was first conceived by Japanese toy maker Takara after the fallout between the company and Toei Animation regarding continuing Transformers in Japan. Following a decline in the series' popularity that led to the cancellation of the OVA seri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azriel (other)
Azriel, Asriel or Ezriel may refer to: People * Azriel of Gerona (c. 1160–c. 1238), Catalan kabbalist * Azriel Hildesheimer (1820–1899), German rabbi * Azriel Rabinowitz (1905–1941), Lithuanian rabbi and Holocaust victim * Azriel Rosenfeld (1931–2004), American professor and expert on computer image analysis * Azriel Graeber (born 1948), Talmudic Scholar and founder of the Jewish Scholarship Society * Azriel Lévy (born 1934), Logician, Hebrew University, Jerusalem * Ezriel Carlebach (1909–1956), Israeli journalist Fictional characters * Lord Asriel, a character in ''His Dark Materials'' by Philip Pullman * the title character's name in the Anne Rice novel ''Servant of the Bones'' * Asriel, a character in the 2015 indie game ''Undertale'' * Azrael, a character in the novel series ''No Game No Life'' * Azriel, a character in ''A Court of Thorns and Roses'' by Sarah J Maas * Azriel the father of Seraiah in the Bible, see Jeremiah 36#Verse 26 Other uses * Azrael, the trad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asrael Symphony
Czech composer Josef Suk's Second Symphony, named "Asrael" (Czech: „Asrael“, Symfonie pro velký orchestr c moll), was completed in 1906 following the deaths first of his father-in-law, in 1904, and then of his wife. Inevitably mournful but also vital in nature, the five-movement, hour-long work is cast in C minor and scored in Straussian vein for large orchestra. It was published as Opus 27. The composer had married Otilie Dvořáková, daughter of his composition teacher, Antonín Dvořák. Background Suk began to compose his funeral symphony at the beginning of 1905, about eight months after Dvořák's death. The composition was titled after Asrael (Azrael), known as the angel of death in the Old Testament and as the Islamic carrier of souls after death. The work is in five movements. Suk completed the sketches of three movements less than a half year later. On 6 July 1905, while Suk was in the middle of the work, his wife Otilie died. Although the composition was to b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asrael
''Asrael'' is a ''leggenda'' or opera in four acts by composer Alberto Franchetti and librettist Ferdinando Fontana. The plot, based on German fairy tale and folklore, displays the conflict between the spirit of evil and the spirit of Christian love, represented by Asrael and Nefta respectively. The work is Franchetti's first opera and displays strong influences of Giacomo Meyerbeer, Meyerbeer and Richard Wagner, Wagner, mixed with late 19th-century Italian idioms. The opera premiered at the Teatro Municipale di Reggio on 11 February 1888.Jürgen Maehder: "''Asrael''", ''Grove Music Online'' ed. L. Macy (Accessed January 30, 2009), (subscription access) The opera made its United States debut at the Metropolitan Opera on 26 November 1890 with Andreas Dippel in the title role.Metropolitan Opera ArchiveDippel, Andreas (Tenor) Accessed 25 January 2009. Roles References External links * {{Authority control Operas by Alberto Franchetti Italian-language operas 1888 operas Op ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Azrael
Mary Azrael (born December 20, 1943) is an American author and poet. Her poems have appeared in journals including '' Prairie Schooner'', ''Harpers'', and ''Calyx Calyx or calyce (plural "calyces"), from the Latin ''calix'' which itself comes from the Ancient Greek ''κάλυξ'' (''kálux'') meaning "husk" or "pod", may refer to: Biology * Calyx (anatomy), collective name for several cup-like structures ...''. She is the co-founder of Passager Books and an editor of national literary journal, ''Passager'', which features the work of older writers. Publications *Azrael, Mary. ''Victorians''. Red Dust, 1981. . *Azrael, Mary. ''Riddles for a Naked Sailor''. Stonevale Press, 1991. . *Azrael, Mary; Kopelke, Kendra. ''Keeping Time: 150 Years of Journal Writing''. Passager Books, 2009. . *Azrael, Mary; Kopelke, Kendra. ''Burning Bright: Passager Celebrates 21 Years''. Passager Books, 2011. . *Azrael, Mary. ''The House No House''. DogBone, 2017. . References 1943 births Livi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lou Azrael
Lou Azrael (1904-1981) was a journalist who spent most of his six decade career in Baltimore, but who also served, notably, as a war correspondent, during World War II. Secretary of War Robert P. Patterson honored war correspondents, including Azrael, at an event in Washington, on November 23, 1946. In 1949 he received the Medal of Freedom from Dwight D. Eisenhower. Azrael started working for his first newspaper, the ''Baltimore Sun'' in 1920, when he was sixteen. During his career he worked for three other papers, the '' Baltimore News'', the '' Baltimore Daily Post'' and ''The News American''. He was embedded with the 29th Infantry Division, and provided frontline reporting on its activities from the Invasion of Normandy, through the Battle of the Bulge, to Victory in Europe Victory in Europe Day is the day celebrating the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces on Tuesday, 8 May 1945, marking th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
