Arlaph
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Arlaph is a figure identified with the archangel Raphael. He is depicted on Byzantine bronze amulets as whipping Abyzou. On medieval amulets, he is sometimes depicted as a horseman trampling Abyzou.
When
- First attested
- 500 CE
- Attested period
- 500 – 1500
- Historical notes
- Attested on Byzantine and Medieval amulets.
Relationships
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“With her hands tied behind her back, she kneels as she is whipped by a standing figure, identified as Solomon or Arlaph, called Afarof in the Testament of Solomon and identified with the archangel Raphael. On one amulet, the figure is labeled as Arlaph”
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