Satan Satan, also known as the Devil, is a devilish entity in Abrahamic religions who seduces humans into sin (or falsehood). In Judaism, Satan is seen as an agent subservient to God, typically regarded as a metaphor for the '' yetzer hara'', or ' ...

is an embodiment of antagonism, often synonymous with the Devil. Satan, Satanael, Satanas, or Satanás may also refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Comics

Satan (Image Comics) The comic book series ''Spawn'', published by Image Comics, contains a variety of characters: the allies of the protagonist and his antagonists. Spawn, the main character of the series, is a CIA operative who was sent to hell, later protecting h ...

, a character of the comic-book series ''Spawn''

Literature

* Satan, a character in Mark Twain's unfinished book ''

The Mysterious Stranger ''The Mysterious Stranger'' is a novella by the American author Mark Twain. He worked on it intermittently from 1897 through 1908. Twain wrote multiple versions of the story; each involves a supernatural character called "Satan" or "No. 44", enc ...

'' * Satan, a character in Japanese manga ''

Blue Exorcist is a Japanese dark fantasy manga series written and illustrated by Kazue Kato. The story revolves around Rin Okumura, a teenager who discovers that he and his twin brother Yukio are the sons of Satan, born from a human woman, and he is ...

'' * Satanas, the nickname of a character, Justin Alastair, Duke of Avon, in Georgette Heyer's 1926 book ''

These Old Shades ''These Old Shades'' is a 1926 historical romance written by British novelist Georgette Heyer. The novel is set around 1755: Heyer refers to the Duke of Avon's participation in the 1745 uprising as ten years previous; in addition the Prince of ...

'' * ''

Satanás ''Satanás'' (Spanish for ''Satan'') is a 2007 Colombian film written and directed by Andi Baiz. It is adapted from the novel of the same title by Mario Mendoza Zambrano which is based on the spree killing committed by Campo Elías Delgado tha ...

'', a 2002 novel by Colombian writer Mario Mendoza Zambrano, on which the film was based

Film and television

* ''

'' (), a 1920 German silent film * ''

'' (), a 1991 Soviet film * Satan, a recurring character in ''South Park'' * Mr. Satan, a character in ''Dragon Ball'' media * Satan, or Saathan, an Indian film character played by Prithviraj Sukumaran in the 2002 film '' Stop Violence'' and its 2012 sequel ''Asuravithu'' * "Satanas", the seventh installment of Louis Feuillade's 1915–16 French serial film, ''

Les Vampires ''Les Vampires'' () is a 1915–1916 French Silent film, silent Crime film, crime serial film written and directed by Louis Feuillade. Set in Paris, it stars Édouard Mathé, Musidora and Marcel Lévesque. The main characters are a journalist an ...

'' * ''

'', a 2007 Colombian film

Music

, an English heavy-metal band * "Satan", a song by Teenage Fanclub which appeared on the album ''

Bandwagonesque ''Bandwagonesque'' is the third studio album by Scottish alternative rock band Teenage Fanclub, released in November 1991 on Creation Records. The album gave the band substantial US success when the single "Star Sign (song), Star Sign" reached num ...

'' * "Satan", a song by Orbital which originally appeared on the EP '' III'' * ''

'', a 1974 album by Sonny Stit

Radio

* Satan, a character in the UK radio comedy ''

Old Harry's Game ''Old Harry's Game'' is a British radio comedy written and directed by Andy Hamilton, who stars as the cynical, world-weary Satan. "Old Harry" is one of many names for the Devil. The show's title is a play on that of the 1982 television series ...

Video games

* Satan, a character in the ''

Puyo Puyo , previously known as ''Puyo Pop'' outside Japan, is a series of tile-matching video games created by Compile. Sega has owned the franchise since 1998, with games after 2001 being developed by Sonic Team. ''Puyo Puyo'' was created as a spin-of ...

'' video-game series, later renamed to Dark Prince * Satan, the main antagonist of the video game '' Saints Row: Gat out of Hell''

Science and technology

Biology and medicine

Animals

* ''

'', a genus of sightless catfish * '' Satanas'', a genus of flies * The Satanas beetle

Computing

Security Administrator Tool for Analyzing Networks Security Administrator Tool for Analyzing Networks (SATAN) was a free software vulnerability scanner for analyzing networked computers. SATAN captured the attention of a broad technical audience, appearing in ''PC Magazine'' and drawing threats ...

(SATAN), a networking analyzer

Military

* Satan, a nickname for an

M3 Stuart The M3 Stuart/light tank M3, was a US light tank of World War II, first entered service in the British Army in early 1941 and saw action in the North African campaign in July 1941. Later an improved version of the tank entered service as the ...

modified to carry the Ronson flamethrower * SS-18 Satan, NATO reporting name of the

R-36M The R-36 () is a family of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) and space launch vehicles (Tsyklon) designed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War. The original R-36 was deployed under the GRAU index 8K67 and was given the NATO reportin ...

Soviet intercontinental ballistic missile * Satan II, nickname for the

RS-28 Sarmat The RS-28 Sarmat (, named after the Sarmatians; NATO reporting name: SS-X-29 or SS-X-30), often colloquially referred to as Satan II by media outlets, is a three-stage Russian silo-based, liquid-fueled, HGV-capable and FOBS-capable super-h ...

Russian intercontinental ballistic missile

Other uses

Great Satan "Great Satan" () is a derogatory epithet used in some Muslim world, Muslim-majority countries to refer to the United States. Alongside the "Death to America" slogan, it originated in Iran during the Iranian Revolution, Islamic Revolution. While ...

(, ) and

Little Satan "Little Satan" (; ; ) is an anti-Zionist derogatory epithet used especially by Iranian leaders for Israel. Usage history According to some sources Ruhollah Khomeini, leader of Iranian Revolution, first used the term in its contemporary meaning. ...

(, ''Shaytân-e Kuchak''; ; ), demonizing epithets for the United States of America and Israel, respectively, in Iranian foreign-policy statements * The

Satanas (gang) The Satanas gang (aka Ese Te Ese, or STS) is a Filipino American street gang in Southern California, founded in 1972. It is believed to be the oldest Filipino-American street gang in Los Angeles. History Satanas was a clique from Temple Street ...

, (AKA Ese Te Ese, or STS) a Filipino American street gang in Southern California