Hail Satan, sometimes Latinized as Ave Satanas or Ave Satana, is an exclamation used by some Satanists[1] to invoke the name of Satan in contexts ranging from sincere expression[2] to comedy or satire.[3] The Satanic Temple uses the phrase as a sincere expression of rational inquiry removed from supernaturalism and archaic tradition-based superstitions.
Believers in backmasking think they can hear "Hail Satan" and other similar messages in some songs played in reverse, such as "Walk This Way" by Aerosmith.[4] The grammatically questionable variation Ave Satani is sometimes used, based on the title by Jerry Goldsmith in his theme music to The Omen.
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- ^ Ewing, Charles Patrick (1990). When Children Kill. Lexington Books. p. 17. ISBN 0-669-21883-9.
- ^ Serilla, Scott (September 4, 2003). "'Run' to the 'Mr. Show' DVD". Michigan Daily. Retrieved 2008-08-13.
- ^ Black Dot; Grandmaster Caz (2005). Hip Hop Decoded. MOME Publishing. p. 17. ISBN 0-9772357-0-X.