Satan

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It reenacts the Prophet Abraham's stoning of the devil at three places where Satan is said to have tried to dissuade him from obeying God's command to sacrifice his son Ishmael.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

Using concepts from modern meteoritics, Burbery suggests that Dante portrayed Satan as a massive high-speed impactor striking the Southern Hemisphere and driving straight toward Earth's core.

From Science Daily • May 11, 2026

The good news is probably won’t work for him, since Satan himself couldn’t grant Vance more charisma.

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2026

Given how much attention the very creative “Glitterball” devotes to the social and architectural character of Old Louisville, the subtext seems to be that Satan will always find a way, regardless of property values.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

The three of them press their pointed Vulcanoid ears to my bloated belly, and my belly speaks to them in guttural evil growls like Satan himself has purchased a time-share in my intestinal tract.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman