Baal
Baal (/ˈbeɪəl/), properly Baʿal (Ugaritic: 𐎁𐎓𐎍;Phoenician: 𐤋𐤏𐤁; Biblical Hebrew: בעל, pronounced [ˈbaʕal]), was a title and honorific meaning "lord" in the Northwest Semitic languages spoken in the Levant during antiquity. From its use among people, it came to be applied to gods. Scholars previously associated the theonym with solar cults and with a variety of unrelated patron deities, but inscriptions have shown that the name Baʿal was particularly associated with the storm and fertility god Hadad and his local manifestations. The Hebrew Scriptures, compiled and curated over a span of centuries, include early use of the term in reference to their God Yahweh, generic use in reference to various Levantine deities, and finally pointed application towards Hadad, who was decried as a false god. This use was taken over into Christianity and Islam, sometimes under the opprobrious form Beelzebub.
Word
The spelling "Baal" derives from the Greek Báal (Βάαλ), which appears in the New Testament and Septuagint, and from its Latinized form Baal, which appears in the Vulgate. The word's Biblical senses as a Phoenician deity and false gods generally were extended during the Protestant Reformation to denote any idols, icons of the saints, or the Catholic Church generally. In such contexts, it follows the anglicized pronunciation and usually omits any mark between its two As. In modern scholarship, the half ring ⟨ ʿ ⟩ or apostrophe ⟨ ' ⟩ in the name Baʿal marks the word's original glottal stop, a vocalization which appears in the middle of the English word "uh-oh".
Baal (demon)
Baal (/ˈbeɪl/ BAYL; sometimes spelled Bael, Baël (French), Baell) is in 17th century goetic occult writings one of the seven princes of Hell. The name is drawn from the Canaanite deity Baal mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as the primary god of the Phoenicians.
In this unholy hierarchy, Baal (usually spelt "Bael" in this context; there is a possibility that the two figures aren't connected) was ranked as the first and principal king in Hell, ruling over the East. According to some authors Baal is a Duke, with sixty-six legions of demons under his command.
During the English Puritan period Baal was either compared to Satan or considered his main assistant. According to Francis Barrett he has the power to make those who invoke him invisible, and to some other demonologists his power is stronger in October. According to some sources, he can make people wise, and speaks hoarsely.
While his Semitic predecessor was depicted as a man or a bull, the demon Baal was in grimoire tradition said to appear in the forms of a man, cat, toad, or combinations thereof. An illustration in Collin de Plancy's 1818 book Dictionnaire Infernal rather curiously placed the heads of the three creatures onto a set of spider legs.
Baal (video game)
Baal is one of Psygnosis's less-popular titles, which featured the player as a "Time Warrior" sent into the recesses of hell to recover pieces of "The War Machine" which has been stolen by the evil minion, Baal.
Unlike most other Psygnosis titles such as Shadow of the Beast and Brataccas, this game didn't break any new ground, or receive critical or commercial success, as it is a simple platform-based shoot 'em up marred with loading times that many users described as "unbearable". While it does feature Psygnosis's trademark overall macabre mood, it is one of the few of the company's games to go without their usual psychedelic Roger Dean artwork. This artwork was created by Melvyn Grant.
The game had one unusual feature: On the Amiga, the power indicator light flashed in time with the soundtrack.
The PC version was ported by Tim Ansell of The Creative Assembly.
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- Hatemachine released: 2008
- State of Agression released: 2002
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- EP released: 2013
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- Lords of Destruction released: 2008
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- Infinity Paradox released: 2000
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- Confusion of Tongues released: 2008
- The Lilith Complex released: 2004
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- Shurado released: 2014
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- Funtex released: 1999
- Live (official bootleg) released: 1996
- Sensorama released: 1996
- The Supreme Machine released:
- Do You Come With Special Features? released:
- The Last Show released:
- Englesyn released:
- Antigone released:
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Copenhagen Streetlights
by: BaalLeaving on a bright new day
Searching for a place to stay
Victim of my own misfortune
Feeling low
Clinging on to what I once had
Holding on to what's over ground
Under copenhagen streetlights I can see
Under copenhagen streetlights I will be
If I don't find it again
If I don't find it again
Walking through the sewers again
Listening to the sounds above
So aloof
Punching holes alone in the air
Wishing for a soul that would pull me up again
Under copenhagen streetlights I can see
Under copenhagen streetlights I will be
If I don't find it again
If I don't find it again
Under copenhagen streetlights there's a heart
Under copenhagen streetlights we won't part
If I don't find it again
If I don't find it again
If I don't find it again
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