In regards to Satan's battle against God, which I talked about in the last entry, one of the most influential depictions comes from John Milton's famous epic poem Paradise Lost (1667). In this tome there's two narrative tracks, one about Adam and Eve and their expulsion from the Garden of Eden, and the other depicting Satan and his allies rebellion against God, and their banishment to Hell.
In Milton's depiction of Satan, his most prominent flaws are his narcissism which is severe to the point of him being delusional. Indeed Hell is described as being the product of Satan's dellusion.
The Satan in Paradise Lost is sort of similiar to the portrayal in Sympathy for the Devil. He is an evil character that corrupts man, but at the same time he is sort of fascinating and ultimately a lot more interesting than the good guys.
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