August 31, 2009
Devil Tattoos
Some people foolishly get tattoos. The body wasn’t meant to be a platform for graffiti. But to really go off the deep end people try devil tattoos. Don’t worry, these don’t have to be evil.
The Devil is commonly a supernatural entity which embodies evil. It’s a concept common to many of the west’s religions. Many people don’t know that even the Muslim faith has its own version of the Devil. Some of the names for the devil are Satan and Lucifer. But in demon mythology each of these is a separate being. Not all of them are bad. They’re each often depicted in tattoos.
Here is the story of the devil in the Christian tradition. Lucifer was an Archangel second only to God in all the universe. He was considered the first among equals in the ranks of Archangels. But Lucifer became jealous of God himself. He wanted to rule over all of creation. He began a revolt, recruiting many angels to his cause. God stopped the revolt thanks to another Archangel, Michael. Lucifer and all his followers were kicked out of heaven. This myth is a popular subject for devil tattoos.
Devil tattoos trace the root of their name back to Old and Middle English. More specifically it’s the word devil. If the word devil is the son, then the Old English deofol is the father and the Latin diabolus the grandfather. That word was derived from the Greek word diabolos. It means to throw slander. Many other English words related to hell or the devil derive from that – such as diabolic. In non-English languages devil generally derives from words meaning Angel. But strictly speaking in the culture from which these languages come, a devil is not the same thing as an angel. This gives a lot more fodder for Devil tattoos.
A certain connotation goes along with devil tattoos. There is evil in a person who would have one. They might also be mischievous or a little rough in their behavior . It doesn’t necessarily mean the person who wears them as a criminal. It can give a glimpse into their soul.
Sometimes devil tattoos can carry a negative image. Some people believe they are the symbol of the beast. In other words, someone with such a tattoo is a servant of the devil. But it’s not true.
Don’t even think about getting any devil tattoos.
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