~ * By the heaven and the Morning Star * ~ by luciferino

Poser • Fantasy • posted on Oct 22, 2007

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Description

Lucifer is a Latin word meaning "light-bearer" (from lux, lucis, "light", and ferre, "to bear, bring"), a Roman astrological term for the "Morning Star" the planet Venus. The word Lucifer was the direct translation of the Septuagint Greek heosphoros, ("dawn-bearer"); (cf. Greek phosphoros, "light-bearer") and the Hebrew Helel, ("Bright one") used by Jerome in the Vulgate, having mythologically the same meaning as Prometheus who brought fire to humanity. That passage, Isaiah 14:12 (see below) referred to one of the popular honorific titles of a Babylonian king; however, later interpretations of the text, and the influence of embellishments in works such as Dante's Inferno and Milton's Paradise Lost, led to the common misconception in Christian belief that Lucifer was a poetic appellation of Satan. Modern and late Medieval Christian thought derived from this misunderstanding that Lucifer is a fallen angel who is Satan, the embodiment of evil and an enemy of God. In Christian literature and legend, Lucifer is generally considered to have been a prominent archangel in heaven (although some sources (Book of Ezekiel 28:14) say he was a cherub or a seraph), who had been motivated by pride to lead a revolution against God, in "The War of Heaven". When the rebellion failed, Lucifer was cast out of heaven, along with a third of the heavenly host, and came to reside in the world. Because the planet Venus (Lucifer) is an inferior planet, meaning that its orbit lies between the orbit of the Earth and the Sun, it can never rise high in the sky at night as seen from Earth. It can be seen in the eastern morning sky for an hour or so before the Sun rises, and in the western evening sky for an hour or so after the Sun sets, but never during the dark of midnight. Venus (Lucifer) is the brightest object in the sky after the Sun and the Moon. As bright and as brilliant as it is, ancient people couldn't understand why they couldn't see it at midnight like the outer planets, or during midday, like the Sun and Moon. Some believe they invented myths about Lucifer being cast out from Heaven to explain this. Lucifer was supposed to shine so bright because it wanted to take over the thrones or status of Saturn and Jupiter, both of which were considered most important by the worshippers of planetary deities at the time. In Romanian mythology, Lucifer (Romanian: Luceafăr) means the planet "Venus" and some other stars. It is also linked with Hyperion, a figure who animates bad spirits (but is not the Devil himself).

Comments (48)

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LokiInPigiama

3:13PM | Mon, 22 October 2007

I love this sexy guy, simply hot !!!!!!! :-P grazie

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sim3344

3:14PM | Mon, 22 October 2007

Very nice work!!!!

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2121

3:14PM | Mon, 22 October 2007

Superb, lovely textures and great composition.Lighting is very subtle.

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halcon_89

3:17PM | Mon, 22 October 2007

Precioso trabajo muy bello+5

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thefixer

3:17PM | Mon, 22 October 2007

Beautiful!

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swtmelode

3:21PM | Mon, 22 October 2007

OMG this is awesome Ori!!!!!!!

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originalkitten

3:24PM | Mon, 22 October 2007

Wow ori that is incredible!!!!!!

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Forevernyt

3:25PM | Mon, 22 October 2007

Very nicely done!

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Magick_Lady

3:36PM | Mon, 22 October 2007

stunning work :)))))))

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juca

3:47PM | Mon, 22 October 2007

I love it!! Perfect textures and lighting!! Congratulations!!

MedTran39

3:56PM | Mon, 22 October 2007

Awesome!

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awadissk

3:56PM | Mon, 22 October 2007

EXCELLENT!!!!!!

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MUSEWORX

4:02PM | Mon, 22 October 2007

Freakin' awesome render! Very well created character!

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mickeyrony

4:08PM | Mon, 22 October 2007

And I believe my Beautiful that you ace put the package so that it streams of all its glares Bravo and superb Nice Angel a charm for the eyes and an ultimate domination "cheer still and mile mercies ((5++))...........................................((Et je crois ma Belle que tu as mit le paquet pour qu'il ruisselle de tout ses éclats .Bravo et superbe Bel Ange Un charme pour les yeux et une domination ultime "bravo encore et mile mercis ((5++))

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