Angels-SANDALPHON

Sandalphon (also Sandolphon or Sandolfon) is an angelic prince
(sarim) said to have originally been Elijah, the prophet of Israel.
Apparently, Elijah turned into Sandalphon when he was transported
to heaven in a burning chariot by a whirlwind, while still alive.
In rabbinic lore, Sandalphon is the twin brother of the angel
Metatron. According to one legend, Metatron carries prayers through
nine hundred heavens up to God; according to another, when the
prayer is in Hebrew, Sandalphon joins with him in making a garland
of such prayers of the faithful to adorn the head of the Lord.
Sandalphon is one of the tallest celestial creatures in heaven—it
would be more than a five-hundred-year journey to travel from his
toes to the top of his head—and Moses once referred to him as “the
tall angel.” Sandalphon is credited with being in charge of different
heavens according to different sources: the fourth, according to Islamic
tradition; the sixth, as asserted in the third chapter of the Book of
Enoch; and the seventh, according to the Zohar. In any case, he battles
persistently against the evil and formidable Sammael (Satan).
Other references to Sandalphon include the poem “Sandalphon”
by Longfellow, in which he is called the Angel of Glory, Angel of
Prayer; a Cabalistic account of his being able to decide the sex of a
child in embryo; and an etymological description of his name as
meaning “one who likes to wear sandals [soft shoes]” when he appears
before the Almighty.