# Sin — Paradise Lost character guide

> Sin in Paradise Lost by John Milton.

**Role:** minor

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

## Who they are

Allegorical figure born from Satan's head, keeper of Hell's gates.

## In the story

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

Guards Hell's gates with Death; opens them for Satan after acknowledging him as her father.

### [Book X: The Judgment, the Bridge, and the Reconciliation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/paradise_lost_se/chapters/book-x)

Senses Satan's success and, with Death, builds a bridge from Hell to Earth over Chaos.

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