Temeluchus


Temeluchus is the leader of the tartaruchi, the chief angel of torment, according to the extracanonical Apocalypse of Paul. In addition to being described as "a merciless angel, all fire," Temeluchus has the surprising designation as a caretaking angel set over children at birth or during infancy.
He is mentioned in chapter 15 and chapter 18 as God is rendering judgment:
In chapter 34, he is seen torturing the soul of a gluttonous and lustful priest:
In chapter 40, he is seen tormenting men and women who committed abortion and infanticide:
His mention in chapter 40 of the Apocalypse of Paul is foreshadowed in the earlier, fragmentary Apocalypse of Peter:
Temeluchus' name is sometimes rendered as Aftemelouchos, Aftemeloukhos, Tartaruchus, Tatirokos, Temelouchos, and T'ilimyakos.
He appears again in 2 Meqabyan 12:13, just as the evil king Tsirutsaydan is proclaiming his own immortality: