The Sigil of Lucifer, the symbol of Satan.
A sigil is a magical symbol, a symbol believed to hold connections to a greater supernatural power. Sigils are often related to Religion.
Lucifer
The Sigil of Lucifer (Also sometimes called the Seal of Satan) does not represent a deity as much as it represents mankind. The religion Satanism is an atheistic religion founded by Anton Lavey, and is also referred to as "Humanism." This symbol dates back to the 1400s, but has always been associated with Lucifer. According to the Holy Bible, Lucifer was a fallen angel of God who was cast down from heaven for challenging God, both in power and challenging God's views of the world expecting worship. Lucifer took pride in his power, which was the 7th and deadliest of all the sins, and when questioning God, was damned for eternity in Hell.
The first appearance of this sigil was in Italy, while it was still many city-state tribes of Italy that spawned from the Latin-speaking Roman Empire, before they unified back into the country of Italy in the 1800s. This sigil appeared in a book called the Grimoirium Verum, which means the "Grimoire of Truth"
Trivia
- The official symbol of the Church of Satan is the "Sigil of Baphomet" which represents not Satan but the deity Baphomet, a winged man with the head of a jackal and a pentacle on his forehead, the true "devil"
- The Sigil of Lucifer actually fits perfectly with the Logo for "Google Play"
- This is considerably one of the least known symbols of Satan, despite being the symbol of Satan himself.