# Mammon — Paradise Lost character guide

> Mammon in Paradise Lost by John Milton.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0001-book-ii

## Who they are

Fallen angel who suggests building Pandemonium rather than fighting Heaven.

## In the story

### [Book I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/paradise_lost_se/chapters/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.

### [Book II: The Council of Hell and Satan's Journey](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/paradise_lost_se/chapters/book-ii)

Proposes making Hell more comfortable rather than attempting to regain Heaven.

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