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Metatron
The angel
Metatron (or Matatron) was accorded a special position in esoteric doctrine
from the tannaitic period on. The angelology of apocalyptic literature mentions
a group of angels who behold the face of their king and are called
"Princes of the Countenance" (Ethiopic Book of Enoch, ch. 40, et al.). Once
Metatron's personality takes a more definitive form in the literature, he is
referred to simply as "the Prince of the Countenance."
