Prince of Darkness

Prince of Darkness is a term used in John Milton's poem Paradise Lost referring to Satan as the embodiment of evil. It is an English translation of the Latin phrase princeps tenebrarum.

Prince of Darkness may also refer to:

People

A nickname for:

• Gordon Willis, cinematographer famous for his work on The Godfather films
• Lord Mandelson, former British Cabinet Minister and First Secretary of State
• Marilyn Manson, alternative musician
• General Sir Mike Jackson (British Army officer), Chief of British General Staff, commander of KFOR military administration of Kosovo (disputed territory, partially recognised)
• Miles Davis, jazz musician
• Leo Köppen, German artist and musician famous for his work "The Woman Inside"
• Nick Cave, Australian musician
• Ozzy Osbourne, British rock singer and television personality
• Richard Perle, American assistant Secretary of Defense during the Reagan administration
• Robert Novak, American journalist and conservative commentator
• Tim Parker, British businessman
• The Undertaker, professional wrestler
• Warren Kinsella, Canadian political consultant and former PMO staffer to Prime Minister Jean Chretien
• Brian Dames, CEO of South African power and utilities company Eskom
• Joseph Lucas, founder of Lucas Industries

Literature

• The Prince of Darkness, the subtitle of Monsieur (novel), the first book of Lawrence Durrell's 1974 The Avignon Quintet

Fictional characters

An epithet for:

• Phil, the Prince of Insufficient Light, a supernatural being in Scott Adams' comic strip Dilbert
• Dracula
• Hades
• Damon Salvatore in the book series The Vampire Diaries
• Ganondorf in the popular video game series The Legend of Zelda

Films and television

Films

• Prince of Darkness (film), a horror film by John Carpenter
• Dracula: Prince of Darkness, a horror film by Terence Fisher
• Martian Successor Nadesico: The Motion Picture – Prince of Darkness, an anime film directed by Tatsuo Satō

Television

• "Prince of Darkness" (1992), episode 3.8 of Law & Order

Music

• Prince of Darkness (Alice Cooper album)
• Prince of Darkness (Big Daddy Kane album)
• Prince of Darkness (Ozzy Osbourne album); the term is also used as a moniker for Osbourne
• "Prince of Darkness", a song by Bow Wow Wow from See Jungle! See Jungle! Go Join Your Gang, Yeah. City All Over! Go Ape Crazy
• "Prince of Darkness", a song by the Indigo Girls from Indigo Girls (album)
• "Prince of Darkness", a song by Lucifer's Friend from Where the Groupies Killed the Blues
• "Prince of Darkness", a song by Megadeth from Risk
• "Prince of Darkness", a song by Miles Davis from Sorcerer