Barbariccia Leads the Hooked Escort
The captain who restrains his own violent company long enough for questioning.
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SourceBeelzebub in Paradise Lost
The senior fallen counsellor who presents the scheme against the human world.
John Milton, Paradise LostSourceBelial in Paradise Lost
The persuasive speaker whose graceful counsel disguises indolence.
John Milton, Paradise Lost
SourceLilith in Faust
The figure Mephistopheles identifies by her dangerous hair at Walpurgis Night.
Goethe’s Faust, Part One
Lucifer and the Freezing Wings
The immense figure whose wings keep the central lake frozen.
Dante, Inferno
Malacoda and the False Route
The negotiating demon whose assurance about a crossing proves unreliable.
Dante, InfernoSourceMammon in Paradise Lost
The fallen spirit who values heavenly gold and proposes building an empire below.
John Milton, Paradise Lost
SourceMara
The opponent whose temptation and assault fail before the Bodhisattva’s awakening.
Buddhist traditions, Nivedita and Coomaraswamy
Mephistopheles in Faust
The denying spirit who becomes the scholar’s companion and adversary.
Goethe’s Faust, Part One
Mephistopheles’ poodle
The animal guest in Faust whose expanding form gives way to Mephistopheles disguised as a travelling scholar.
Goethe’s Faust, Part OneSourceMoloch in Paradise Lost
The fierce counsellor who argues for immediate open war.
John Milton, Paradise LostSourceMulciber in Paradise Lost
The skilled builder whose art cannot prevent his fall but constructs the infernal capital.
John Milton, Paradise Lost
Ravana
The ruler of Lanka whose protection against divine foes leaves a human vulnerability.
Indian traditions, Nivedita and Coomaraswamy
Satan in Paradise Lost
The rebel whose outward journey cannot free him from the Hell he carries within.
John Milton, Paradise Lost
SourceThe Serpent in the Flowered Valley
A snake enters through the valley's open side and withdraws at the guards' approach.
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