Lucifer , (Latin: Lightbearer)Greek Phosphorus , or Eosphoros , in classical mythology, the morning star ( i.e., the planet Venus at dawn); personified as a male figure bearing a torch, Lucifer had almost no legend, but in poetry he was often herald of the dawn. In Christian times Lucifer came to be regarded as the name of Satan before his fall. It was thus used by John Milton (1608–74) in Paradise Lost, and the idea underlies the proverbial phrase “as proud as Lucifer.”
When you strike a ‘match’, in Dutch this is called ‘een Lucifer’. Bringing light into the darkness so that one can see has always been connected to him in our language. So, clearly, Lucifer is Dutch.
