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Uriel is the third angel listed in the ''[[Testament of Solomon]]''. Uniquely to this text, he is claimed to be the father of the [[demon]] [[Ornias]].
Uriel is the third angel listed in the ''[[Testament of Solomon]]''. Uniquely to this text, he is claimed to be the father of the [[demon]] [[Ornias]].


According to the teaching of the modern [[Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn]], Uriel is the archangel of North and of Earth, and is thus associated with the vegetation of the [[Earth]]. In iconography he is depicted holding stems of ripened wheat and wearing robes of citrine, russet, olive, and black. His element is [[fire (element)|fire]].
According to the teaching of the modern [[Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn]], Uriel is the archangel of North and of Earth, and is thus associated with the vegetation of the [[Earth]]. In iconography he is depicted holding stems of ripened wheat and wearing robes of citrine, russet, olive, and black. His element is [[earth (element)|earth]].


In Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's ''Golden Legend'', Uriel is one of the [[angel]]s of the seven planets. Uriel is the angel of [[Mars]]. He is also listed as such in Benjamin Camfield's ''A Theological Discourse of Angels'' (1678). Other sources have him ruling over the fixed stars and the [[Moon]].
In Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's ''Golden Legend'', Uriel is one of the [[angel]]s of the seven planets. Uriel is the angel of [[Mars]]. He is also listed as such in Benjamin Camfield's ''A Theological Discourse of Angels'' (1678). Other sources have him ruling over the fixed stars and the [[Moon]].


In Thomas Heywood's ''Hierarchy of Blessed Angels'' (1635), Uriel is described as an angel of the [[earth (element)|earth]]. Heywood's list is actually of the angels of the four winds: Uriel (south), Michael (east), Raphael (west) (serving also a governor of the south, with Uriel), and Gabriel (north). He is also listed as an angel of the four winds in the medieval [[grimoire]] [[Sefer Raziel HaMalakh]] which lists him as ''Usiel'' (Uzziel); according to it, this book was inscribed on a sapphire stone and handed down from Seraph to [[Metatron]] and then to Adam.
In Thomas Heywood's ''Hierarchy of Blessed Angels'' (1635), Uriel is described as an angel of the [[earth (element)|earth]]. Heywood's list is actually of the angels of the four winds: Uriel (south), Michael (east), Raphael (west) (serving also a governor of the south, with Uriel), and Gabriel (north). He is also listed as an angel of the four winds in the medieval [[grimoire]] [[Sefer Raziel HaMalakh]] which lists him as ''Usiel'' (Uzziel); according to it, this book was inscribed on a [[sapphire]] stone and handed down from Seraph to [[Metatron]] and then to Adam.
 
The [[Bible]] verse used to connect with Uriel is: Genesis 3:24 - "After he drove the man out, he placed on the east side of the [[Garden of Eden]] [[cherubim]] and a flaming sword."
 
Archangel Uriel is featured as one of the major archangels in the [[Echols Sigil Oracle]].


==Book of Enoch==
==Book of Enoch==