Today we have a blog tour stop from author and blogger Yolanda Renée. You can find Yolanda's blog at Defending The Pen. Leave a comment on this post and you'll be eligible to win a copy of one of Yolanda's e-books. Details at the end of this post...
Lucifer
S Reynard is the antagonist of my soon to be released novel Memories of Murder, the second book
in the Murder trilogy. A young man raised by his prostitute mother to believe
that he is Lucifer's son. She gives him the name Lucifer and calls him Lucii
for short. She promises him that his future holds a place of power and raises
him to believe that he is the devil incarnate. While still a child, friends
point out to him a picture of his father, the horned Beast, which is Lucii's
first introduction to the real monster. At first horrified, Lucifer, with his
mother's support, learns to accept his fate, and as an
adult transforms himself into the Beast. Lucifer is a man determined to fulfill
his mother's vision.
During
the research for Memories of Murder, I found that
there are at least 1500 people with the first name of Lucifer in the United
States. Not that unusual when you consider that the name Lucifer is Latin for morning star and the morning star refers to Venus. However,
what I also found was that Lucifer and Satan are not the same, yet most of us
believe that they are, therefore the title of this blog, What's In A Name. Well, if your name is Lucifer, quite a lot,
especially if it's linked so deeply to Satan, the Beast, the Evil One. FYI – there are at least 40 names for the
Devil.
Why do
most of us attribute the name Lucifer to Satan, or the Devil? Apparently,
scribes made a bit of a mistake when deciphering the Old Testament. A
Babylonian king named Lucifer was condemned for his treatment of the
Israelites, but that incident was and still is, interpreted as the fall of
Satan from heaven. Therefore, the Prince of Darkness, Satan, and The Morning
star, Lucifer, became one and the same, but because of theologians, poets, and
writers—myth and doctrine became interwoven, and the fall of Lucifer a
Babylonian king, became not a man but an angel condemned by God.
Interesting
isn't it? Words do have power, and some mistakes last ages, but a lie can never
really become truth, no matter how often it's repeated.
Thanks
Lee, for allowing me to discuss Lucifer, and my book Memories of Murder
to be released on October 4, 2013. Murder,
Madness & Love is now available, and one lucky commenter will receive
an eBook copy of Memories
or Murder, their
choice. The winner will be announced next Wednesday on Tossing It Out.
Yolanda Renée
Defending The Pen
Memories of Murder
October 4, 2013
Decades ago, the seeds were planted …
Today, dark, fathomless eyes rake the
image before him. One final task and the transformation is complete. Steady fingers
screw intricately carved horns on each side of a stiff brow, and a gargoyle
suitable for Notre Dame scowls from the smokey mirror in satisfaction.
A jagged smile rips through his smooth,
hairless face, and inked, reptilian scales caress his naked body.
A laugh of hideous resonance emanates
from his gut as the demons of hell welcome Lucifer into their fold.
In a dungeon-like chamber, his Lilith
awaits. The kidnapped daughter of a nun, groomed to fit the final piece in the
complex puzzle for world domination. Will Lucifer marry his bride, on the
summer solstice?
Only two things stand in his way ...
His greed ...
Detective Steven Quaid.
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The opinions expressed in today's post are those of guest Yolanda Renee and not necessarily held by the owner of this blog.
Be here on Friday as Alex J. Cavanaugh raises another controversial literary topic.
