Mammon

Origin

The etymological origin is the decisive origin canon of the Hebrew-Aramaic 'mamona' meaning 'wealth, money' — originally a common noun — and the decisive textual canon is the decisive origin canon of the personification in 'Ye cannot serve God and Mammon' in Matthew (Matthew) 6:24 and Luke (Luke) 16:13 of the New Testament of c. 70-90 CE of the 1st century CE. The decisive canon in which he was personified in the New Testament to become an idol opposed to God, and the decisive canon in which he was gradually developed into a demon by 4th-century theologians. The decisive canon of Mammon in Augustine's (Augustinus) De Sermone Domini in Monte (De Sermone Domini in Monte) Book 2 chapter 14 of c. 393-396 CE, the decisive canon of greed (avaritia) in Thomas Aquinas's (Thomas Aquinas) Summa Theologica (Summa Theologica) of the 13th century, and the decisive 14th-century English-literary canon of Piers Plowman (Piers Plowman) of William Langland (William Langland) of c. 1370s-1390s. The decisive canon of the 'Seven Princes of Hell' by Peter Binsfeld (Peter Binsfeld) of 1589 — in which Mammon is assigned as the prince of 'greed' — and the decisive 17th-century English-literary canon of 'the least erected spirit that fell from heaven, who ever gazed at the golden pavements and admired the wealth of heaven's pavement more than aught divine or holy else enjoyed' in Paradise Lost (Paradise Lost) Book 1 lines 678-688 of John Milton (John Milton) of 1667.

Features

• Plump king on a golden throne
• Surrounded by piles of coins, gold bars, and jewels
• Greedy eyes and mocking smile
• Holds a golden scale or large sack
• Archduke of 'Greed (Avaritia, Greed)' among the Seven Deadly Sins
• Idol opposed to God — antithesis of 'God and Mammon'

Stories

The Hebrew-Aramaic 'mamona' meaning 'wealth, money' is the decisive origin, and the decisive textual canon is the New Testament Matthew 6:24, Luke 16:13, and 16:9-11 of c. 70-90 CE of the 1st century CE, Augustine's De Sermone Domini in Monte Book 2 chapter 14 of c. 393-396 CE, William Langland's Piers Plowman of c. 1370s-1390s, Peter Binsfeld's 'Seven Princes of Hell' of 1589, and John Milton's Paradise Lost Book 1 lines 678-688 of 1667. The decisive canon called upon as a symbol of greed and addiction to wealth, and the decisive canon frequently cited in theological sermons as the antithesis of 'God and Mammon'. The decisive canon called upon in literature when depicting criticism of capitalism or humans enslaved by wealth, and the decisive canon of the Mammon iconography in the Dictionnaire Infernal (Dictionnaire Infernal) of 1818 by Collin de Plancy (Collin de Plancy). The decisive canon of Mammon in the 1977 USA TSR Monster Manual (Monster Manual) is the decisive fantasy RPG canon, and the decisive 21st-century canon is the decisive canon of Mammon's resurrection by Gabriel in the film Constantine (Constantine) (directed by Francis Lawrence, Warner Bros.) released in the USA on 18 February 2005, and the mention of Mammon in the TV series Lucifer (Lucifer) by USA Fox and Netflix from 2016 to 2021 are the 21st-century decisive global video canon.

Weakness

Mammon's weaknesses are: (1) charity, asceticism, and vows of poverty — the decisive canonical weakness — the decisive canon of the New Testament Matthew 6:19-21 — 'Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal'; (2) attachment to wealth — the decisive canonical weakness — the decisive canon that he loses his power before humans who truly renounce wealth; (3) incompatibility with God — the decisive canonical weakness — the decisive canon of Matthew 6:24 — 'Ye cannot serve God and Mammon'; (4) banishment by faith — the decisive canonical weakness; (5) binding of gold — the decisive canon of being trapped on a golden throne and mountains of coins; (6) binding of greed — the decisive canon of being subordinate to his own greed; (7) binding of the sacred domain — the decisive canon; (8) binding of the greed of the Seven Deadly Sins — the decisive canon. The decisive canonical finale is the decisive mythological canon of the 1667 Milton Paradise Lost Book 1 lines 678-688 — Mammon, who always gazed at the golden pavements even in heaven, fell with the other fallen angels.

Cultural Significance

Mammon is not merely a greed-demon icon but the canonical iconographic figure of the decisive Christian canon, traversing the 1st century CE c. 70-90 CE New Testament Matthew 6:24, Luke 16:13, and 16:9-11, the c. 393-396 CE Augustine De Sermone Domini in Monte Book 2 chapter 14, the 13th century Thomas Aquinas Summa Theologica, the c. 1370s-1390s William Langland Piers Plowman, the 1589 Peter Binsfeld 'Seven Princes of Hell', the 1667 John Milton Paradise Lost Book 1 lines 678-688, the 1818 Collin de Plancy Dictionnaire Infernal, the 1977 TSR D&D Monster Manual, the 2005 film Constantine, and the 2016-2021 Fox/Netflix Lucifer. The etymological origin — the decisive origin canon of the Hebrew-Aramaic 'mamona' meaning 'wealth, money' — was originally a common noun, but it settled as the decisive canon of personification in 'Ye cannot serve God and Mammon' in Matthew 6:24 and Luke 16:13 of the New Testament of the 1st century CE. The decisive theological canon is the decisive canon of Mammon in Augustine's (Augustinus, 354-430) De Sermone Domini in Monte (De Sermone Domini in Monte) Book 2 chapter 14 of c. 393-396 CE, and the decisive canon of greed (avaritia) in Thomas Aquinas's (Thomas Aquinas, 1225-1274) Summa Theologica (Summa Theologica) of the 13th century, and the decisive 14th-century English-literary canon of the personified Lady Meed in Piers Plowman (Piers Plowman) of William Langland (William Langland) of c. 1370s-1390s. The decisive canon of the 'Seven Princes of Hell' by Peter Binsfeld (Peter Binsfeld, 1545-1598) of 1589 in which Mammon is assigned as the prince of 'greed', and the decisive 17th-century English-literary canon of 'the least erected spirit that fell from heaven, who ever gazed at the golden pavements' in Paradise Lost (Paradise Lost) Book 1 lines 678-688 of John Milton (John Milton, 1608-1674) of 1667 and the decisive canon of the construction of Pandemonium (Pandemonium) in Book 2. The decisive 21st-century canon is the decisive canon of the attempted resurrection of Mammon by Gabriel (Tilda Swinton) of the film Constantine (Constantine) (directed by Francis Lawrence, Warner Bros., worldwide box office about 230.3 million dollars) released in the USA on 18 February 2005, and the mention of Mammon in the TV series Lucifer (Lucifer) (created by Tom Kapinos, Seasons 1-6) by USA Fox (Fox) and Netflix from 25 January 2016 to 10 September 2021 — the 21st-century decisive global video canon.

In Popular Culture

New Testament Matthew 6:24 and Luke 16:13 'God and Mammon' (1st century CE c. 70-90 CE) — decisive origin canonNew Testament Luke 16:9-11 'mammon of unrighteousness' (1st century CE) — decisive canonAugustine De Sermone Domini in Monte Book 2 chapter 14 (c. 393-396 CE) — decisive theological canonThomas Aquinas Summa Theologica greed (avaritia) (13th century) — decisive scholastic theological canonWilliam Langland Piers Plowman personified Lady Meed (c. 1370s-1390s) — decisive 14th-century English-literary canonPeter Binsfeld 'Seven Princes of Hell' Mammon=greed (1589) — decisive grimoire canonJohn Milton Paradise Lost Book 1 lines 678-688 and Book 2 Pandemonium (1667) — decisive 17th-century English-literary canonCollin de Plancy Dictionnaire Infernal Mammon iconography (1818) — decisive art canonTSR D&D Monster Manual Mammon (1977) — decisive fantasy RPG canonFilm Constantine Mammon's resurrection (2005) — 21st-century decisive film canonFox/Netflix Lucifer Seasons 1-6 (2016-2021) — 21st-century decisive TV canon