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>Other "lesser angels" also came from Hebrew tradition, such as Raziel, Yurkemi ("longing prince"), Ridya ("rain prince"), Rahab ("sea prince"), Layla ("night prince" and "conception"), Sandalfón ("associate brother", achieved great relevance in Kabbalistic literature), or Duma ("angel of death"). Other angels had their origins in mystical and kabbalistic literature, such as Metatron ("prince of the world"). And in other cases, finally, its name was derived from the specific request that was formulated, which has much to do with a usual procedure in Jewish magical literature that is based on the belief that all earthly reality is attributed to an angel in heaven: they are, among others, Derashiel (derisha Demand), Baqshiel (baqasha = petition), Berakhiel (berakha = Blessing) or Samahiel (simhá = happiness). Angels of peace, anger, beneficence, dreams, and evil, destroying angels (mal'ake ha-mashit) were also often resorted to. Evidently, from an inquisitorial point of view, the invocation, especially of angels in mystical literature and, notably, of Metaton, was an invocation of demons, that is, fallen angels. It is here, in Kabbalah, that we find the explanatory key to the expansion of diabolical rites of the 14th-15th century that ranged from satanic worship and ritual sacrifices to pagan nature cults and Cathar gnosis. Of course, this did not only involve the actions of Jewish groups, but also occult societies formed by heretics. However, the common background of these practices was Kabbalism, a Jewish-based doctrine
