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The Major Fallen Angels, Devils In Hell
 n Book I of Paradise Lost, Milton names a whole list of the “fallen angels” as they came to be called when they became deities on earth; he gets these names from "de Dis Assyria," a scholarly work of his time.
However, the Four MAJOR fallen angels who speak at the Demonic Conference in Book II are:
- Moloch--who wants to make open war against heaven; he says he would rather be destroyed by God than accept their state;
- Belial—(associated with lewedness) who says, "let's sit tight and maybe God won't notice us and maybe we'll get used to the flames;"
- Mammon, the "least erected spirit," who even when he was in Heaven spent all his time looking at the golden floors. He says, that Hell holds a lot of precious metals and gems and they should build an imitation heaven.
He builds “Pandemonium”, the great palace where the demonic conference is taking place. And finally,
- Beelzebub, who looks like a great statesman--very judicious and noble--and he is the one who makes the last proposal (though Satan thought it up):
“we cannot win against God; let's explore his newest creation, Earth, and seduce his new creatures, Adam and Eve, to our party. If they fall to hell where we are that would be a great revenge against God.”
Read more about fallen angels, Lucifer, and what is the "Lucifer Effect."
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