Wormwood (Bible)

The star Wormwood falls towards the earth (1909 Old Believer illustration)
Wormwood strikes the earth (Douce Apocalypse, late 13th century)

Wormwood (ἀψίνθιον apsinthion or ἄψινθος apsinthos in Greek) is a star or angel[1] which appears in the Book of Revelation.

  1. ^ Lewis, James R., Oliver, Evelyn Dorothy (1996), Angels A to Z, entry: "Wormwood", p. 417, Visible Ink Press