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Adramelech in Basileus
editI added the little bit about Adramelech appearing in Basileus, which was a short story I read back in the tenth grade, and a definite good read for anyone who's interested. I happened to find the description to be of particular interest, since it would suggest that Adramelech is the real, real fiend in hell. I've got a copy of the story somewhere, but it isn't with me presently. The quote is from memory, so I may make a slight alteration sometime in the future if I discover that I forgot precisely how it went. I'm pretty sure that's it though.
I wasn't entirely sure whether to put this under the main heading or under "Adramelech in Popular Culture," but seeing as how the quote is a description of the demon and not him appearing as a monster in a computer game or something, I thought it would add more to the main heading than to the cultural heading. If someone disagrees with me, then please feel free to edit it.
As if that weren't enough, I read somewhere once - and this is extra scary - that Adramelech speaks only in whispers, something he's done for so long that he cannot remember why he ever even started to do it. Unfortunately, I can't confirm this one way or the other, so I thought it best to leave it out of the article.
The merge gets my vote Ill merge them together in a few days time if no one disagrees with me? --Shimirel 00:25, 9 March 2006 (UTC)
Connection to Melek Taus?
editFrom the picture and the name, I would guess there's a connection to Melek Taus, the Yazidi god. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.72.179.110 (talk) 21:54, 9 January 2010 (UTC)
- I believe that's a false cognate. The Melek in Melek Taus is related to Malakh (messenger or angel), not Melech (king). Melek Taus means "Angel of God." As for the peacock image of Adramelech, Collin De Plancy says he got it from Rabbinical sources, but there doesn't appear to be anything older than that. Ian.thomson (talk) 04:03, 10 January 2010 (UTC)
Pagan?
editAccording to Paganism, the term 'pagan' "has an inherent Abrahamic bias, and pejorative connotations." Perhaps to avoid NPOV, a better wording than "like many pagan gods" would be "like many pre-Judaic gods?" — Preceding unsigned comment added by 150.101.125.253 (talk) 04:19, 11 July 2011 (UTC)