Paradise Lost · Character
Chaos
Personification of primordial disorder who rules the realm between Heaven and Hell.
minor
First appearance: Book II: The Council of Hell and Satan's Journey
Chaos shows up with force in Book II: The Council of Hell and Satan's Journey. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Rules the Abyss; directs Satan toward the new world after Satan offers to restore order.
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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