Paradise Lost · Character
Mammon
Fallen angel who suggests building Pandemonium rather than fighting Heaven.
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First appearance: Book II: The Council of Hell and Satan's Journey
Mammon shows up with force in Book I. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Listed among the fallen angels, noted as the least erected spirit that fell from Heaven, who first taught men to mine for gold.
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In Book I: Listed among the fallen angels, noted as the least erected spirit that fell from Heaven, who first taught men to mine for gold. Later, in Book II: The Council of Hell and Satan's Journey: Proposes making…
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