The Peacock That Repented
Both Chas Clifton and Jennifer Emick point to a blog post from Michael J. Totten’s “Middle East Journal”. The post deals with Totten’s visit to Lalish, the holy land of the Yezidis. Yezidi is a small Middle Eastern religion which is a syncretic fusion of Islamic, Sufi, and pre-Islamic pagan belief. The central figure of their faith is the angel Melek Taus (aka The Peacock Angel), perhaps better known as Satan. But unlike the terrible rebel angel of the dominant monotheisms, Melek Taus repented his rebellion and is now first among God’s servants. Comic book fans may find this all familiar due to the character “King Peacock” (a Yezidi super-hero and police detective) from Alan Moore’s comic “Top 10″.
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