Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—S

Sammael

The chief of evil spirits, who is for ever gnashing his teeth over the damned. Next to him is Ashmedai (Asmodeus). (Cabalists.)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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