(idea) by avjewe Wed Apr 25 2001 at 14:43:24
There seems to be rather a lot of disagreement on exactly how the angelic hierarchy is laid out.

These are taken from Gustav Davidson's Dictionary of Angels

According to Saint Ambrose in Apologia Prophet David, 5

  1. Seraphim
  2. Cherubim
  3. Dominations
  4. Thrones
  5. Principalities
  6. Potentates (Powers)
  7. Virtues
  8. Archangels
  9. Angels

According to Saint Jerome

  1. Seraphim
  2. Cherubim
  3. Powers
  4. Dominions (Dominations)
  5. Thrones
  6. Archangels
  7. Angels

According to Gregory the Great in Homilia

  1. Seraphim
  2. Cherubim
  3. Thrones
  4. Dominations
  5. Principalities
  6. Powers
  7. Virtues
  8. Archangels
  9. Angels

According to Pseudo-Dionysius in Celestial Hierarchy; also Thomas Aquinas in Summa Theologica

  1. Seraphim
  2. Cherubim
  3. Thrones
  4. Dominations
  5. Virtues
  6. Powers
  7. Principalities
  8. Archangels
  9. Angels

According to Constitutions of the Apostles in Clementine Liturgy of the Mass

  1. Seraphim
  2. Cherubim
  3. Aeons
  4. Hosts
  5. Powers
  6. Authorities
  7. Principalities
  8. Thrones
  9. Archangels
  10. Angels
  11. Dominions

According to Isidore of Seville in Etymologiarum

  1. Seraphim
  2. Cherubim
  3. Powers
  4. Principalities
  5. Virtues
  6. Dominations
  7. Thrones
  8. Archangels
  9. Angels

According to Isidore of Seville in De Ordine Creaturarum

  1. Thrones
  2. Dominations
  3. Principalities
  4. Potentates (Powers)
  5. Virtues
  6. Archangels
  7. Angels

According to Moses Maimonides in Mishne Torah

  1. Chaioth ha-Qadesh
  2. Auphanim
  3. Aralim (Erelim)
  4. Chashmalim
  5. Seraphim
  6. Malachim
  7. Elohim
  8. Bene Elohim
  9. Kerubim
  10. Ishim

According to The Zohar in Exodus 43a

  1. Malachim
  2. Erelim
  3. Seraphim
  4. Hayyoth
  5. Ophanim
  6. Hamshalim
  7. Elim
  8. Elohim
  9. Bene Elohim
  10. Ishim

According to Maseket Azilut

  1. Seraphim
  2. Ophanim
  3. Cherubim
  4. Shinnanim
  5. Tarshishim
  6. Ishim
  7. Hashmallim
  8. Malachim
  9. Bene Elohim
  10. Arelim

According to John of Damascus in De Fide Orthodoxa

  1. Seraphim
  2. Cherubim
  3. Thrones
  4. Dominations
  5. Powers
  6. Authorities (Virtues)
  7. Rulers (Principalities)
  8. Archangels
  9. Angels

According to Berith Menucha
avjewe says : this list has got to be upside down!

  1. Arelim
  2. Ishim
  3. Bene Elohim
  4. Malakim
  5. Hashmallim
  6. Tarshishim
  7. Shinnanim
  8. Cherubim
  9. Ofanim
  10. Seraphim

According to Dante

  1. Seraphim
  2. Cherubim
  3. Thrones
  4. Dominations
  5. Virtues
  6. Powers
  7. Archangels
  8. Principalities
  9. Angels

According to Barrett in The Magus

  1. Seraphim
  2. Cherubim
  3. Thrones
  4. Dominations
  5. Powers
  6. Virtues
  7. Principalities
  8. Archangels
  9. Angels
  10. Innocents
  11. Martyrs
  12. Confessors

According to avjewe via math on the Dictionary of Angels, with overall score

  1. Seraphim 141
  2. Cherubim 114
  3. Thrones 78
  4. Powers 72
  5. Dominations 62
  6. Principalities 54
  7. Virtues 50
  8. Archangels 47
  9. Angels 37
  10. Malachim 33
  11. Ishim 24
  12. Bene Elohim 23
  13. Ophanim 23
  14. Erelim 21
  15. Dominions 20
  16. Shinnanim 15
  17. Tarshishim 15
  18. Arelim 15
  19. Authorities 14
  20. Hashmallim 14
  21. Chaioth ha-Qadesh 12
  22. Auphanim 11
  23. Elohim 11
  24. Aons 10
  25. Aralim 10
  26. Hosts 9
  27. Chashmalim 9
  28. Hayyoth 9
  29. Hamshalim 7
  30. Potentates 7
  31. Elim 6
  32. Rulers 6
  33. Kerubim 4
  34. Innocents 3
  35. Martyrs 2
  36. Confessors 1

According to avjewe alphabetically

Just for completeness, According to Steve Jackson Games's In Nomine

  1. Seraphim
  2. Cherubim
  3. Ofanim
  4. Elohim (Powers)
  5. Malakim (Virtues)
  6. Kyriotates (Dominations)
  7. Mercurians
The demons from In Nomine are
  1. Balseraphs
  2. Djinn
  3. Calabim
  4. Habbalah
  5. Lilim
  6. Shedim
  7. Impudites
but that's not really pertinent here, now is it.

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