The Omen

The Omen is a 1976 horror film directed by Richard Donner and starring Gregory Peck, Lee Remick, David Warner, Harvey Stephens, Billie Whitelaw, Patrick Troughton, Martin Benson, and Leo McKern.

The name "Damien"

The name "Damien" sounds somewhat like the English "demon," and is indeed etymologically related. Its primary reference however is to the daemon of Socrates, which was a positive moral force. Until the Omen series, the most prominent Damien would probably have been Father Damien of Hawaii, who died while establishing leper colonies there ? a saintly rather than demonic figure.

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Daemon - Father Damien

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The success of the Omen series inspired Marvel Comics to revive the Son of Satan series, whose eponymous hero has the civilian name of "Daimon Hellstrom." Hellstrom, despite his ancestry, wielded his pitchfork for the side of good ? at least until the end of his series, and a revival under the slightly-altered name of Hellstorm. Marvel Comics has reportedly promised not to revive the "Son of Satan" name, in response to pressure from Christians concerned about glorifying Satanism.

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Marvel Comics - Son of Satan - Daimon Hellstrom

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