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“The prince of earth and air,” and the fountain-head of evil. It is a personage in Persian mythology, introduced into Grecian fable under the name of Arimanʹnis. Byron introduces him in his drama called Manfred.
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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.