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Hypocrisy
Apollyon is a horrible winged fiend whom Christian meets after he leaves Palace Beautiful. He tries to persuade Christian to become his subject again. When Christian refuses, Apollyon tries to shame him for his past sins and failures. When Christian isn’t discouraged, Apollyon flies into a rage and viciously fights Christian for half a day. Just before Apollyon kills him, Christian wounds the fiend with his sword, prevailing over him.
Apollyon Quotes in The Pilgrim’s Progress
The The Pilgrim’s Progress quotes below are all either spoken by Apollyon or refer to Apollyon. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Part 1: The Valley of Humiliation Quotes
Christian nimbly stretched out his hand for his Sword, and caught it, saying, Rejoice not against me, O mine Enemy! When I fall I shall arise; and with that gave him a deadly thrust, which made him give back, as one that had received his mortal wound: Christian, perceiving that, made at him again, saying, Nay, in all these things we are more than Conquerors through him that loved us. And with that Apollyon spread forth his Dragon's wings, and sped him away, that Christian for a season saw him no more.
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Part 1: Giant Despair and Doubting Castle Quotes
My Brother, said he, rememberest thou not how valiant thou hast been heretofore? Apollyon could not crush thee, nor could all that thou didst hear, or see, or feel in the Valley of the Shadow of Death. What hardship, terror, and amazement hast thou already gone through, and art thou now nothing but fear? Thou seest that I am in the Dungeon with thee, a far weaker man by nature than thou art; also this Giant has wounded me as well as thee, and hath also cut off the Bread and Water from my mouth; and with thee I mourn without the light. But let's exercise a little more patience[.]
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Apollyon Character Timeline in The Pilgrim’s Progress
The timeline below shows where the character Apollyon appears in The Pilgrim’s Progress. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Part 1: The Valley of Humiliation
...way. Christian has only journeyed a short distance, however, when he encounters a fiend named Apollyon. Since he has no armor for his back, Christian resolves to stand and face the...
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Apollyon, a hideous, scaly, winged creature, interrogates Christian. He observes that Christian used to be his...
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Apollyon tries a different approach. He reminds Christian of all his mistakes and failings thus far,...
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Apollyon knocks Christian to the ground, but just before he crushes Christian to death, Christian manages...
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Part 1: Vanity Fair
...throughout the year. The fair is quite ancient—almost 5,000 years old. At that time, Beelzebub, Apollyon, and Legion, seeing many pilgrims passing through Vanity on their way to the Celestial City,...
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Part 1: Giant Despair and Doubting Castle
...Christian becomes dejected again and briefly faints. Hopeful encourages him by reminding him that neither Apollyon nor the Valley of the Shadow of Death could conquer him. Besides, Hopeful adds, he...
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Part 2: The Valley of Humiliation
...the group descends the steep hill into the Valley of Humiliation, where Christian had fought Apollyon. The women enter the Valley with ease, so they don’t fear combat themselves—Great-heart explains that...
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Great-heart points out a spot called Forgetful Green where Christian’s battle with Apollyon took place. However, Mercy observes that passing through this Valley makes her feel happier and...
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