Good Omens — both the book and the live-action adaptation — featured quite a few inhabitants of Heaven whose names have one thing in common, and Neil Gaiman just explained what it is.There were a lot of angels and archangels present during the apocalyptic (or near-apocalyptic) events of Good Omens, including Gabriel, Michael, and Uriel, and most of them had names ending with “el”. One fan was curious to know why this was the case, so they asked Gaiman himself. And, the Good Omens creator provided an explanation on his Tumblr page.Gaiman revealed that most angelic names had something to do with god or the angel’s relationship with god. “Angelic names tend to discuss the relationship of the angel to god, or be a description of an aspect of god. The ‘El’ at the end of angelic names means ‘God’ (or more precisely ‘god’ because it can refer to lots of different gods),” said the writer.RELATED: Jon Hamm Didn’t Need to Audition for Good Omens, Says Neil Gaiman
Good Omens — both the book and the live-action adaptation — featured quite a few inhabitants of Heaven whose names have one thing in common, and Neil Gaiman just explained what it is.
There were a lot of angels and archangels present during the apocalyptic (or near-apocalyptic) events of Good Omens, including Gabriel, Michael, and Uriel, and most of them had names ending with “el”. One fan was curious to know why this was the case, so they asked Gaiman himself. And, the Good Omens creator provided an explanation on his Tumblr page.
Gaiman revealed that most angelic names had something to do with god or the angel’s relationship with god. “Angelic names tend to discuss the relationship of the angel to god, or be a description of an aspect of god. The ‘El’ at the end of angelic names means ‘God’ (or more precisely ‘god’ because it can refer to lots of different gods),” said the writer.
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