Lucifer

name for the "Morning star" (the planet Venus, or other stars) in Latin, sometimes used as a name for the devil or Satan
Person roman_deity Q185498
Lucifer
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Summary

Lucifer is a Roman deity[1]. They ranks in the top 2% of roman deity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (35,060 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Mother: Hausos[3]
  • Instance of: angel in Judaism[4], angels in Christianity[5], fallen angel[6], archangel[7]
  • Commons category: Lucifer[8]
  • Said to be the same as: Phosphorus[9], Danica[10], Lucifer[11], Auseklis[12], Samael[13], Satan[14], devil[15], Morning Star[16], Helel[17]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Lucifer[18]
  • Worshipped by: luciferianism[19]
  • Depicted by: Saint Michael and Lucifer[20]
  • Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[21], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[22], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[23], Otto's encyclopedia[24], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[25], Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[26], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[27], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[28], The New Student's Reference Work[29], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[30]
  • Native label: Lucifer[31]
  • Different from: Lucyfer[32], Lucifer[33]
  • Studied by: Christian demonology[34]

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Lucifer include they[35], a television series[36], directed by Len Wiseman[37]; morning star[38], a weapon family[39], founded in 1100[40]; they of Cagliari[41], a Catholic priest[42], 0400–0371[43]; Luceafărul[44], a literary work[45], written by Mihai Eminescu[46]; 1930 they[47], an asteroid[48]; Lucifer Within Us[49], a video game[50]; and Lucifer Hill[51].

Why It Matters

Lucifer has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] They is known by 74 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]

Entities named for them include they[35], a television series[36], directed by Len Wiseman[37]; morning star[38], a weapon family[39], founded in 1100[40]; they of Cagliari[41], a Catholic priest[42], 0400–0371[43]; Luceafărul[44], a literary work[45], written by Mihai Eminescu[46]; 1930 they[47], an asteroid[48]; and Lucifer Within Us[49], a video game[50].

FAQs

Who were Lucifer's parents?

Lucifer's mother was Hausos[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  10. [50] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [52] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [53] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 7287-B0A3-7264-3547-49BC
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  2. 11w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Characters/Lucifer_6907
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  3. 11w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Name in kana → るしふぁー
    Biblissima authority id → Q291601
    Jewish encyclopedia id → 10177
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  5. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Studied by → Christian demonology
    Instance of → Roman deity, angel in Judaism, angels in Christianity +2
    Imdb id → ch0121748
    Said to be the same as → Phosphorus, Danica, Lucifer +6
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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