Devil Tattoos
A tattoo isn’t so smart. There are better uses for the arm than to be a canvas for bad pictures. But to really go off the deep end people try devil tattoos. This type of tattoo isn’t really evil.
The Devil is the ultimate evil. It’s a concept common to many of the west’s religions. The Muslims also have a devil called Iblis or Shaetan. Some of the names for the devil are Satan and Lucifer. Demonology knows these as separate demons. They aren’t all evil. Tattoos feature many of these beings.
Here is the story of the devil in the Christian tradition. The Archangel Lucifer was second only to God in heaven. All angels were considered equal but Lucifer was considered the best among equals. But Lucifer became jealous of God himself. He wanted to rule over all of creation. He formed a group of angels loyal to him and revolted against God. God stopped the revolt thanks to another Archangel, Michael. Lucifer and all those who remained loyal to him were cast down from heaven. This myth is a popular subject for devil tattoos.
Devil tattoos trace the root of their name back to Old and Middle English. So does the name of the devil, of course. If the word devil is the son, then the Old English deofol is the father and the Latin diabolus the grandfather. They all trace back to the Greek diabolos. It means to throw slander. The term now, in general, refers to a greater meaning of hell. In some languages the word for angel eventually became their word for devil. But they hold quite a different regard for an angel and a devil. Devil tattoos take their inspiration from all of these elements.
A certain connotation goes along with devil tattoos. Someone who wears them is generally a little evil, or maybe even a lot evil. It could also mean mischief, or lewd behavior . It doesn’t necessarily mean the person who wears them as a criminal. Generally it takes a certain kind of person to wear one.
Devil tattoos sometimes carry a great stigma with them. Sometimes people see them as a devil mark. The devil marks his servants with this mark. That’s likely not true.
Leave the devil tattoos to others.
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