Secret History of Lucifer (New Edition)

In her new account of an old religion, Lynn Picknett explains that Lucifer means ''the light bringer'' and was a personification of the Morning Star, the planet Venus and its goddess. ''He'' was originally ''she'' -- a divine representation of love, light and human warmth. The early Christian Church appropriated the name Lucifer, and it became synonymous with darkness and the Devil. Yet many great...