Pandemonium
Pandemonium (also: Pandæmonium ) is the capital of Hell in the epic Paradise Lost by the English poet John Milton .
description
At the center of pandemonium, in the midst of the fire of hell, is the palace of Satan and houses the worst evils. There Satan calls the council of demons together to prepare for the apocalypse . The palace was designed by Mulciber (an old nickname of the god Vulcanus ), who had designed palaces in heaven before his fall . At the end of Book I, it is explained that Pandemonium was built by fallen angels . The palace is surrounded by benches made of lava and deep abysses that are supposed to make access to it difficult. Book II begins with the construction of the Stygian Council, which is said to have been built in about an hour and which is said to have surpassed all man-made palaces.
The palace seems to have the key to a chest that is buried on the ground. The same key is believed to be in the Garden of Eden , but nothing is mentioned about the contents of the chest.
illustration
In 1823 John Martin was commissioned to illustrate Paradise Lost . He made 24 small and 24 large stitches . In this context, his Tableau Pandemonium was created, which he published in two versions. Another illustration shows Satan presiding over the council of hell.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ John Milton: Paradise Lost . Reclam, Stuttgart 1986, ISBN 3-15-002191-X .
- ↑ Bill Long: Pandemonium III. (No longer available online.) February 23, 2008, archived from the original on July 6, 2012 ; Retrieved June 22, 2012 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Bill Long: Pandemonium I. (No longer available online.) February 22, 2008, archived from the original on July 6, 2012 ; Retrieved June 22, 2012 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Christopher Johnstone: John Martin. New York 1974, ISBN 0-85670-175-0 .
