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

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