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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 See also:

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

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