Arioch. (Art by Leonid Kozienko)
Arioch is a demon of vengeance and chaos in John Milton's Paradise Lost. His name in the Hebrew language means "fierce lion."
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Arioch was originally was meant to be the future guardian angel of Enoch, but it was not when the Morning Star Lucifer had started to coupe against God, which resulted in Arioch following his song and became a fallen angel. He was known as the "fierce lion" and could have possibly been acquainted with the Virtue Ariel.
Arioch battled against Michael's opposing forces who tried to prevent Lucifer's forces from raiding the Empyrean. Arioch and a small host of rebel angels were ordered by Lucifer to find the Chamber of the Secret Fire and bring Vril to him. However, Arioch was stopped and smited by Abdiel while the rest were stopped by Azrael. Abdiel struck Arioch by the wings, crippling them forever after, and were forced to be torn and replaced with wings of "hideous black iron".