Uriel
Also known as: Arch-Angel Uriel · Family: Heaven · Role: archangel · First appears: Book 3
In Book 3, Uriel, one of the seven archangels nearest God’s throne, serves as God’s eyes and carries his errands through Heaven and Earth. Though regent of the sun and described as the sharpest-sighted spirit in Heaven, he is beguiled by Satan’s deceptive appearance and speech. At Paradise, Uriel tells Satan that the place is Earth and Adam’s abode.
In Book 4, Uriel reports to Gabriel that a spirit who came to his sphere at noon seemed alien from Heaven and may have entered Eden to raise trouble; he says his eye pursued the spirit but lost sight of him under shade. In Book 6, fighting alongside Raphael, Uriel helps defeat Adramelech and Asmadai in Heaven’s battle.
Relationship record
Life events
- Satan’s deceptive appearance and speech successfully beguile Uriel.(Book3 · 📍 Heaven)
- With: Satan
- “Which now for once beguiled Uriel, though regent of the sun, and held The sharpest-sighted Spirit of all in Heaven;”
- Uriel reveals that Paradise is Earth’s location and Adam’s abode.(Book3 · 📍 Paradise)
- Uriel warns Gabriel that a banished spirit has entered Eden and may cause trouble.(Book4)
- With: Gabriel Satan
- “This day at highth of noon came to my sphere A Spirit, zealous, as he seemed, to know More of the Almighty’s works, and chiefly Man, God’s latest image: I described his way Bent all on speed, and marked his aery gait; But in the mount that lies from Eden north, Where he first lighted, soon discerned his looks Alien from Heaven, with passions foul obscured: Mine eye pursued him still, but under shade Lost sight of him: One of the banished crew, I fear, hath ventured from the deep, to raise New troubles; him thy care must be to find.”
- Heaven’s commanders defeat Moloch, Adramelech, Asmadai, Ariel, Arioch, and Ramiel in battle.(Book6 · 📍 Heaven)
- With: Gabriel Moloch Raphael Adramelech Asmadai Abdiel Ariel Arioch Ramiel
- “Mean while in other parts like deeds deserved Memorial, where the might of Gabriel fought, And with fierce ensigns pierced the deep array Of Moloch, furious king; who him defied, And at his chariot-wheels to drag him bound Threatened, nor from the Holy One of Heaven Refrained his tongue blasphemous; but anon Down cloven to the waist, with shattered arms And uncouth pain fled bellowing. On each wing Uriel, and Raphael, his vaunting foe, Though huge, and in a rock of diamond armed, Vanquished Adramelech, and Asmadai, Two potent Thrones, that to be less than Gods Disdained, but meaner thoughts learned in their flight, Mangled with ghastly wounds through plate and mail. Nor stood unmindful Abdiel to annoy The atheist crew, but with redoubled blow Ariel, and Arioch, and the violence Of Ramiel scorched and blasted, overthrew.”
Book 3
- commander: God “The Arch-Angel Uriel, one of the seven Who in God’s presence, nearest to his throne, Stand ready at command, and are his eyes That run through all the Heavens, or down to the Earth Bear his swift errands over moist and dry, O’er sea and land:”
- with Satan (deceived) “So spake the false dissembler unperceived; For neither Man nor Angel can discern Hypocrisy, the only evil that walks Invisible, except to God alone, By his permissive will, through Heaven and Earth: And oft, though wisdom wake, suspicion sleeps At wisdom’s gate, and to simplicity Resigns her charge, while goodness thinks no ill Where no ill seems: Which now for once beguiled Uriel,”
- sender: God “Stand ready at command, and are his eyes / That run through all the Heavens, or down to the Earth / Bear his swift errands over moist and dry, / O’er sea and land”
Book 4
- with Satan (interaction) “Yet not enough had practised to deceive Uriel once warned; whose eye pursued him down The way he went”
- with Gabriel (Uriel reports Satan’s intrusion and warns Gabriel.) “One of the banished crew, / I fear, hath ventured from the deep, to raise / New troubles; him thy care must be to find”
Book 6
- enemies with Adramelech “On each wing / Uriel, and Raphael, his vaunting foe, / Though huge, and in a rock of diamond armed, / Vanquished Adramelech, and Asmadai”
- enemies with Asmadai “On each wing / Uriel, and Raphael, his vaunting foe, / Though huge, and in a rock of diamond armed, / Vanquished Adramelech, and Asmadai”
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Extracted from the original text of Paradise Lost. Made with Rho MD.