Abaddon (demi-god)

Abaddon, also Apollyon, is the Keyholder of the Abyss and the guardian of Tartarus and entrusted with dominion over the depths of the underworld. An angel of God, he stands as a liminal figure, with one foot upon the threshold of the illuminated lands of Gehenna and the other cast in the darkness of the void below. His role is one of judgment and destruction, as well as confinement, ensuring that the horrors within the Abyss do not spill freely into creation.

The name Abaddon originates in Hebrew scripture, where it is associated with destruction and the depths of the grave. In Christian eschatology, he appears in the Book of Revelation as the angel of the bottomless pit, the leader of an army of divine locusts unleashed upon the world in the last days. He is often depicted as an agent of divine wrath, serving not as an adversary of heaven but as an executor of its will.

Although some have attempted to link Abaddon with the Greek god Apollo, this is a mistaken association. While both names bear phonetic similarities, Apollo is a deity of light, prophecy, and healing, whereas Abaddon is an entity of judgment and destruction. The connection may stem from an interpretive tradition that sought to equate figures across different religious paradigms, but in essence, Abaddon remains a unique force, neither wholly of light nor darkness, existing as a boundary between realms and a keeper of the divine order.

See Mythology