novels by Poul Anderson;
graphic novels by Neil Gaiman;
Marvel comics and films.
The Biblical Devil is differently fictionalized:
as the Adversary in Anderson's Operation Chaos;
as Lucifer Morningstar in Gaiman's The Sandman;
in works by Robert Heinlein, James Blish and others.
Odin masquerades as the Devil in Anderson's The Broken Sword.
Fictional characters become myths when they are universally recognized even by those who have not read the works in which they appeared: Alice in Wonderland etc. I once listed about a hundred.
Poul Anderson's Nicholas van Rijn, although well known to many sf readers, is not universally recognized but might become so if filmed. HG Wells' Time Traveler (myth) inspired Anderson's Time Patrolmen (not myths) and the BBC's Doctor Who (myth). Stieg Larsson's Lisbeth Salander, the "Girl With A Dragon Tattoo," title character of three best-selling novels with two screen adaptations, has mythic potential.
1 comment:
Kaor, Paul!
Well I believe in the existence of the angels, good and bad. So it makes sense to think of Satan, as the leader of the fallen angels, being the Enemy and Adversary of God and man.
Ad astra! Sean
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