Round 9: 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 (10[1])impregnated. William (10[1])Blake claimed that an (-5[1])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. (10[1])In a poem meant to “justify the ways of God to man,” this character proclaims, “Better to reign in Hell (10[2])than serve (-5[1])in (10[1])Heaven.” (10[2])For 10 points, name this character who takes the form of a serpent to tempt Adam (10[1])and (10[1])Eve (10[1])in John Milton’s Paradise Lost. ■END■ (10[1])

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