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:

1. Moloch--who wants to make open war against heaven; he says he would rather be destroyed by God than accept their state;

2. 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;"

3. 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,

4. 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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