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Lucifer is a folklore figure associated with the planet Venus, subsequently used in Christianity as a name for the devil.

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• Astronomy
• People
• Arts, entertainment, and media
• Art
• Books, literature and periodicals
• Film and TV
• Music
• Science and technology
• Other uses
• See also

Lucifer may also refer to:

Astronomy

• Lucifer, the ancient Roman name for the planet Venus; see Venus in culture
• 1930 Lucifer, an asteroid

People

• Lucifer of Cagliari (d. May 20, 370 or 371), bishop of Cagliari (353–370/371)
• Lucifer of Siena (c. 306), first bishop of Siena
• Lucifer (wrestler), ring name of professional wrestler Tim Burke (1960–2011)
• "Lucifer", pseudonym used by composer Mort Garson for his 1971 album Black Mass
• "Lucifer", an alias used by Dunk Rock, vocalist for the band UFX
• Hendrick Lucifer (1583–1627), famous pirate and brute

Arts, entertainment, and media

Science and technology

• Lucifer (cipher), a block cipher which was the forerunner to DES
• Lucifer (crustacean), a genus of sea life
• LUCIFER, original name for an infrared detector on the Large Binocular Telescope in southeastern Arizona, United States

Other uses

• Lucifer match, an obsolete word for matches, especially the non-safety type tipped with potassium chlorate and antimony sulfide

See also

• Lucifer Hill, a mountain
• Lucifer Peak, a mountain in Canada
• Lucifer Rising (film)
• Lucifera (comics), an Italian comic character
• Lucifera Demon Lover , a film
• Luciferase, a bioluminescent enzyme
• Luciferin, a generic term for the light-emitting compound found in organisms that generate bioluminescence
• Luciferianism, a system of beliefs

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