Satan is one of the best known mythological bad guys in the world. Since Christianity is such a large and popular faith, the devil is an understandably easy to recognize. He also goes by many names, ranging from Satan as the most popular, to the Prince of Darkness or the Beast, and there’s some debate ...
In John Milton’s epic “Paradise Lost”, one highly identifiable character would be Satan. During the story, he is referred to by several names, all of them associated with his opposition to God. A few names given to him by the author would be arch-fiend and apostate angel. He is also compared in size and intent ...
The Church of Satan is a religious body that most people don’t actually understand, and so many stories have cropped up around it that it’s hard to separate the myth from the truth. The best place to start is by reading the Satanic Bible, a book written by Anton LaVey who was the founder of ...
For centuries, John Milton’s depiction of Satan in Paradise Lost has fallen under two categories of critical analysis. One camp, which over the years included such literary and theologian critics as C.S. Lewis and Stanley Fish, has stated that Milton used Satan as a means to explain God’s mysteries to man. Another camp that had ...
