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. William Blake (10[1])claimed that an author was “of [this character’s] party without knowing it.” This character traverses (10[1])the Abyss after volunteering (10[1])for a mission during a council at Pandaemonium. In (10[1])a poem meant to “justify the ways of God to man,” (10[1])this character (10[1])proclaims, “Better to reign in Hell (10[2])than serve in Heaven.” For 10 points, name this character who takes the form of a serpent to tempt Adam and Eve in John Milton’s Paradise Lost. ■END■

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