TY  - JOUR
A1  - Maurice, Lisa
ED  - Potter, Amanda
ED  - Gardner, Hunter H.
T1  - From Olympian to Christ-figure: Lucifer (2016 – 2021)
JF  - thersites 17
N2  - On the surface the television series Lucifer (2016 – 21) is a simple police procedural but, in actuality, the criminal cases in the show serve merely as window-dressing and structure for the deeper consideration of issues, such as guilt, shame, love, and even the meaning of life on both an individual and universal level. These topics are explored through the ever-developing character of Lucifer himself, who, like other recent anti-hero depictions, is initially presented in a manner that is very different from traditional portrayals of the Devil, and is, in fact, far closer to that of the Greek Olympian gods. Over the course of six seasons, the depiction of Lucifer alters, however, as he becomes a figure that is in many ways Christ-like, but with a 21st century twist that places the individual in an exalted position that is superior to that of divinity.
KW  - Lucifer
KW  - Devil
KW  - Olympians
KW  - God
KW  - Christ
Y1  - 2023
U6  - https://doi.org/10.34679/thersites.vol17.244
SN  - 2364-7612
VL  - 2023
IS  - 17
SP  - 245
EP  - 272
ER  -