Round 10: Tossup 20

Towards the end of a three-day war, this character and his entire army were defeated by a single chariot charge. This character is let through a series of gates by his daughter, Sin, whom he had earlier impregnated. William Blake claimed that an author was “of [this character’s] party without knowing it.” This character traverses the Abyss after volunteering for a mission during a council at Pandaemonium. In a poem meant to “justify the ways of God to man,” this character proclaims, “Better to reign (10[1])in Hell (10[1])than serve (10[1])in Heaven.” For 10 points, name this character (10[1])who takes the form of a serpent to tempt Adam and Eve in John Milton’s Paradise Lost. ■END■

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