Moloch in popular culture

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See also Moloch (disambiguation)

The God of Canaan Moloch was the recipient of child sacrifice according to the Hebrew Bible record, as well as the Greco-Roman historiography to the Carthaginese god. Moloch is described in John Milton's Paradise Lost as one of the greatest fighters of rebel, vengeful and militant angels.

In the 19th century, "Moloch" was used allegory for every idol or cause that required excessive sacrifice. Bertrand Russell in 1903 used Moloch to describe an oppressive religion, and Winston Churchill in its history in 1948 The Gathering Storm used "Moloch" as a metaphor for Adolf Hitler's personality cult.

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Historical fiction

Gustave Flaubert's SalammbÃÆ'Â' (1862), a semi-historical novel about Carthage, describes the practice of child sacrifice to Moloch.

In the mute epic film Giovanni Pastrone's Cabiria (1913), substantially based on Flaubert, the heroine was saved from being sacrificed to Molech's idol.

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Allegorical

In Allen Ginsberg's 1955 poem "Howl", Moloch is used as a metaphor for American cities, thus harmonizing the McCarthy-era America with the devil. The word is repeated many times throughout Part II of the poem, and begins (as the "Moloch!") Appeal in all but the first and last five stanzas of the passage.

Band

The English sludge metal band Moloch (from 2007) took their name from the song "Moloch" by America's power-power band, Man Is the Bastard.
• The rock band Memphis blues Moloch was formed in 1968.

Songs and lyrics

The American powerviolence band Man Is the Bastard makes a song titled "Moloch", using the words of "Howl" Gomesberg as a lyric.

Appears in the song "Molochwalker" from album Noctourniquet , performed by The Mars Volta.

"Good Morning, Great Moloch" by Flow 93

Moloch was mentioned in the song "The Child Must Die" by black metal band Watain.

"Master Shiny Cadilackness" by Clutch

Jude's songwriter refers to Moloch in his song "You Mama You".

Moloch was mentioned in the song "Feeding Moloch" by Swedish black metal melodic band, Naglfar.

Moloch is the central theme of Rise And Fall Of The Moloch Master Machine: Gear and Fear Generation In Ambient Industry Era second album by technoi ambient industry (d) se acting TechnoIDSFear TRanscEndDor.

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Also see

• Moloch horridus is the scientific name of a type of horned lizard which is also known as a spiked demon.

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Reference

Source of the article : Wikipedia