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'''{{Style S-Small capitals|Muluk‐Taoos}}'''. From ''Maluk'', “Ruler”, a later form of Moloch, Melek, Malayak and ''Malachim'', “messengers”, angels. It is the Deity worshipped by the ''Yezidis'', a sect in Persia, kindly called by Christian theology “devil worshippers”, under the form of a peacock. The Lord “Peacock” is not Satan, nor is it the devil; for it is simply the symbol of the ''hundred eyed ''Wisdom ; the bird of Saraswati, goddess of Wisdom; of ''Karttikeya ''the ''Kumâra'', the Virgin celibate of the Mysteries of Juno, and all the gods and goddesses connected with the secret learning. | '''{{Style S-Small capitals|Muluk‐Taoos}}'''. From ''Maluk'', “Ruler”, a later form of Moloch, Melek, Malayak and ''Malachim'', “messengers”, angels. It is the Deity worshipped by the ''Yezidis'', a sect in Persia, kindly called by Christian theology “devil worshippers”, under the form of a peacock. The Lord “Peacock” is not Satan, nor is it the devil; for it is simply the symbol of the ''hundred eyed ''Wisdom ; the bird of Saraswati, goddess of Wisdom; of ''Karttikeya ''the ''Kumâra'', the Virgin celibate of the Mysteries of Juno, and all the gods and goddesses connected with the secret learning. | ||
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H. P. Blavatsky
Muluk‐Taoos. From Maluk, “Ruler”, a later form of Moloch, Melek, Malayak and Malachim, “messengers”, angels. It is the Deity worshipped by the Yezidis, a sect in Persia, kindly called by Christian theology “devil worshippers”, under the form of a peacock. The Lord “Peacock” is not Satan, nor is it the devil; for it is simply the symbol of the hundred eyed Wisdom ; the bird of Saraswati, goddess of Wisdom; of Karttikeya the Kumâra, the Virgin celibate of the Mysteries of Juno, and all the gods and goddesses connected with the secret learning.
Source: H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophical Glossary, art. Muluk‐Taoos