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The angel or demon Abaddon has appeared many times in works of popular culture. ==General literature== * In John Bunyan's allegory ''The Pilgrim's Progress'', Abaddon (as Apollyon) appears as the "foul fiend" who assaulted Christian on his pilgrimage through the Valley of Humiliation. He rules over the city of Destruction, and attacks Christian when he refuses to return. * John Milton uses Abaddon as the name of the bottomless pit in ''Paradise Regained'' (IV, 264). * In Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock's epic poem ''ドイツ語:Der Messias'' (''The Messiah'', composed 1748–73), Abbadona is an angel drawn into Satan's rebellion half-unwillingly, who reproves Satan for his blasphemous pride. * Abaddon is mentioned by his Greek name, Apollyon, in Robert Browning's "Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came". * Abaddon appears as Abadonna (), the angel of death in Mikhail Bulgakov's ''The Master and Margarita''. *In Dan Brown's 2009 novel ''The Lost Symbol,'' the main antagonist, Zachary Solomon, believing himself to be the incarnation of the angel Malak, calls himself Dr Christopher Abaddon. * ''Abaddón el Exterminador'' is the title of Argentine writer Ernesto Sabato's third and last novel, published in 1974. It was translated as ''The Angel of Darkness'' in English. * Abaddon, the Angel of the Abyss, is a nickname for Marc Remillard in Julian May's ''Saga of Pliocene Exile'' and ''Galactic Milieu Series''. * Abaddon appears in Melissa de la Cruz's book series ''Blue Bloods'' as a blue blood named Benjamin 'Jack' Force. * Abaddon is a creature/character in Patrick Carman's ''The Land of Elyon'' series. * The third novel of Elizabeth Donald's ''Nocturnal Urges'' vampire series is titled ''Abaddon''. In the horror novel, the vampire cult living underground in Memphis, Tennessee has adopted the name both for their group and the underground fortress in which they live. * In ''City of Bones'' (part of ''The Mortal Instruments'' trilogy) by Cassandra Clare, Abaddon is a Greater Demon who is summoned by a warlock for Valentine Morgenstern to employ in his war against the Clave. * ''Apollyon'' is the title of the fifth book in the ''Left Behind'' series by authors Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins and focuses on the attack of the demon locusts described in the Revelation of St. John. * In Terry Brooks's ''Magic Kingdom of Landover'', Abaddon is a netherworld that lies beneath Landover. * In Wayne Barlowe's ''God's Demon'', "Abaddon's Pit" is a deep pit in Hell where the demon Abaddon resides and is considered an eternal punishment of darkness and torment for demons who disobey the ruler of Hell, Beelzebub. * The antagonists call upon a stealth bomber code-named Abaddon in Andy McDermott's book ''The Covenant of Genesis''. * In Scott Pinsker's novel ''The Second Coming: A Love Story'', Abaddon is the leader of the rebellion against God, and Lucifer is actually the last to join the uprising. Abbadon later appears as a giant, scarred fish swimming in Hell's waters. *In book five of James Patterson's ''Daniel X'' series, Abbadon is portrayed as the second most wanted alien on Earth, who is the same species as the protagonist. *Abaddon's Gate is the title of the third novel of The Expanse series, a space opera by James S. A. Corey. *Volume 10 of the High School DxD light novels by Ichiei Ishibumi has a character named Kuisha Abaddon who serves as the Queen of Sairaorg Bael. She uses a technique described as 'Hole', which creates a void in space that can suck in anything. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Abaddon in popular culture」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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