Tag: rulers of hell
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Goetic Hierarchy of Hell
The Goetia, the first part of the Lemegeton or Lesser Key of Solomon, presents a catalogue of seventy-two spirits with names, titles, attributed abilities, and other details. Its language borrows ranks such as king, duke, prince, marquis, president, and earl. That makes it resemble a court, but a catalogue of titles is not the same…
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Rulers of Hell According to Milton
In John Milton’s Paradise Lost, Satan commands a defeated host that organizes itself after expulsion from Heaven. The poem gives that host leaders, assemblies, speeches, and a magnificent meeting place. Yet its political language should not make us forget the central situation: the fallen angels are rebels under judgment, and Hell remains their prison. The…