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Kristen Over, Associate Professor at Northeastern Illinois University, explains the main characters in John Milton's book Paradise Lost.
| Character | Description |
|---|---|
| Satan | Satan is the ruler of Hell, who wages a war against God and Heaven. Read More |
| God | God is the ruler of Heaven and the universe, all-seeing and all-knowing. Read More |
| The Son | The Son may be equal to God; while God is considered spirit, the Son takes form to carry out God's plans. Read More |
| Adam | Adam is the first human created by God. Read More |
| Eve | Eve, the first woman, is born from Adam's rib. Read More |
| Abdiel | Abdiel is a rebel angel who returns to God to repent. |
| Beelzebub | Beelzebub is second-in-command of Satan's army. |
| Belial | Belial is a devil on Satan's council in Hell who advocates for doing nothing. |
| Chaos | Chaos is the personified material out of which God created the universe. |
| Death | Death is the son of Sin and Satan. |
| Gabriel | Gabriel is second-in-command of God's army and the guardian of the staircase to Heaven from Earth. |
| Mammon | Mammon is a devil on Satan's council in Hell who advocates for finding riches. |
| Michael | Michael is the highest-ranking archangel in Heaven and commander of God's army. |
| Moloch | Moloch is a devil on Satan's council in Hell who advocates for a violent war. |
| Mulciber | Mulciber is the devil architect of Pandemonium, the capital of Hell. |
| Night | Night is Chaos's companion. |
| Raphael | Raphael is an angel sent by God to warn Adam and Eve about the temptation they will face from Satan. |
| Sin | Satan's daughter, Sin, is half-serpent and the guardian of the Gates of Hell. |
| Uriel | Uriel is an angel who is tricked by a disguised Satan. |
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