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APOLLYON

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Originally appearing in Volume V02, Page 189 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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APOLLYON  , the " foul fiend " who assaulted

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Christian on his
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pilgrimage through the Valley of Humiliation in
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John
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Bunyan's
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great
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allegory . The name (Gr . 'AsroXXbwv), which means " destroyer " (&rroXAbety, to destroy), is taken from Rev. ix. rr, where it represents the
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Hebrew word
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Abaddon (lit . "
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place of destruction," but here personified) . The
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identification with the
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Asmodeus (q.v.) of
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Tobit iii . 8 is erroneous .

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