# Paradise Lost — Character guide

> Key figures in Paradise Lost by John Milton.

- [Adam](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/paradise_lost_se/characters/adam.md): First man, central character who falls from grace through temptation.
- [Eve](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/paradise_lost_se/characters/eve.md): First woman, tempted by Satan to eat the forbidden fruit.
- [Satan](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/paradise_lost_se/characters/satan.md): Fallen angel who rebels against God and tempts humanity.
- [God the Father](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/paradise_lost_se/characters/god_the_father.md): Omnipotent creator and ruler of Heaven, who judges the fallen angels.
- [Michael](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/paradise_lost_se/characters/michael.md): Archangel who leads Heaven's armies against Satan and later expels Adam and Eve.
- [Death](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/paradise_lost_se/characters/death.md): Allegorical figure born from Satan, who opens the gates of Hell.
- [Raphael](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/paradise_lost_se/characters/raphael.md): Archangel sent to warn Adam and Eve about Satan's impending temptation.
- [Uriel](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/paradise_lost_se/characters/uriel.md): Archangel who guards the sun and is deceived by Satan in disguise.
- [The Serpent](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/paradise_lost_se/characters/the_serpent.md): Animal form used by Satan to tempt Eve in the Garden of Eden.
- [Abdiel](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/paradise_lost_se/characters/abdiel.md): Loyal seraph who defies Satan's rebellion and returns to God's side.
- [Beelzebub](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/paradise_lost_se/characters/beelzebub.md): Fallen angel and second-in-command to Satan in Pandemonium.
- [Moloch](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/paradise_lost_se/characters/moloch.md): Fallen angel who advocates for open war against Heaven in Hell's council.
- [Belial](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/paradise_lost_se/characters/belial.md): Fallen angel who counsels inaction and deceit in Hell's parliament.
- [Mammon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/paradise_lost_se/characters/mammon.md): Fallen angel who suggests building Pandemonium rather than fighting Heaven.
- [Zephon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/paradise_lost_se/characters/zephon.md): Angel who guards Paradise and confronts Satan in disguise.
- [Chaos](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/paradise_lost_se/characters/chaos.md): Personification of primordial disorder who rules the realm between Heaven and Hell.
- [Sin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/paradise_lost_se/characters/sin.md): Allegorical figure born from Satan's head, keeper of Hell's gates.
- [Thammuz](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/paradise_lost_se/characters/thammuz.md): Pagan deity mentioned among the fallen angels in Hell's catalogue.
- [Asmodeus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/paradise_lost_se/characters/asmodeus.md): Fallen angel and demon mentioned among the rebellious spirits.
- [Peor](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/paradise_lost_se/characters/peor.md): Pagan deity referenced among the fallen angels in Hell's muster.
- [Jove](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/paradise_lost_se/characters/jove.md): Pagan god compared to Satan in Milton's epic similes.
- [Hermes](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/paradise_lost_se/characters/hermes.md): Messenger god referenced in classical allusions within the poem.
- [Titan](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/paradise_lost_se/characters/titan.md): Primordial deity mentioned in mythological comparisons.

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