Dante and…who was his guide? Now, you must choose your own guide through the depths of Hell… VIRGIL

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Who will guide you across the river towards the gates of hell? (click for a hint) CHARON The River Acheron…

ABANDON ALL HOPE YE WHO ENTER HERE…

If at any point in your journey you become lost, frightened, or overwhelmed by spirits and creatures of the underworld, click on this icon of Dante and Virgil and it will return you to the map of Hell so you can choose another region to explore. Click here to return to the main menu.

If you are brave enough to travel to the very depths of Hell and wish to continue towards the next circle, click on the small staircase icon, and you and your guide will descend into whatever nightmare awaits… Click here to move to the next circle

* YOU ARE HERE, beyond the GATES OF HELL Click on a number to explore that circle of Hell

-Unbaptized and virtuous pagans who did not accept Christ. -Limbo is a somewhat pleasant place, with fields and a castle. -Denied God's presence for eternity Who are the famous poets trapped in Limbo? (click here to find out)

Homer Click to reveal the names of the eternally damned… Ovid Lucan Horace

-The sinners are sentenced to their punishment by Minos (pictured here).

 - The Lustful…indulged their passions beyond reason.  - trapped forever in a violent storm, never to touch anything again.  - Features the lovers Francesca and Paolo (pictured below).

CERBERUS -Those trapped in Circle 3 are constantly maimed by CerberusThose trapped in Circle 3 are constantly maimed by Cerberus -Symbolic of their excessive drinking and eatingSymbolic of their excessive drinking and eating -Click here to see a picture of the suffering of the gluttonous…Click here to see a picture of the suffering of the gluttonous…

-They lie in putrid slush (symbolic of the garbage they produced) -It is continuously raining and hailing -They provide quite a hefty snack for Cerberus…

-The Greedy vs. the Wasteful - They are divided into two groups, each pushing boulders against each other (symbolic of their mundane existence on earth, with sin punishing its opposite sin).

-The Wrathful are forever attacking one another while stuck in the marsh of the Styx… - Crossing the river on your own is too dangerous…who will be your guide? (click the picture to find out)

Phlegyas, your guide -The Slothful are eternally trapped beneath the swampy water of the River -They reach out and try to pull you into the swamp… Click HERE to view a video of Dante and Virgil crossing the Styx…

The Shores of Dis… Now, your true nightmare beings…for within the Walls of Dis are the worst sins of Hell... …THE SINS OF MALICE There is no turning back now…Click the Stairs to enter Dis… Click HERE to see a video about the “Sins of Malice

-The heretics denied immortality, and therefore denied God. - They are entombed in flaming graves for eternity (since they believed the soul dies with the body, they will suffer that fate in Hell).

-Murderers and Warmakers are immersed in boiling blood (symbolic of the blood of those they killed). -Centaurs (pictured here) guard the banks and shoot arrows at anyone who tries to escape

-The Wood of the Suicides -Their souls are encased in thorny trees. - The harpies feed upon their leaves. (Click to see the harpies feeding on the trapped souls)

-The blasphemers, sodomites, and usurers all committed a profane act against God -They are lain over burning sand or forced to ceaselessly run around in circles -The sky rains fire symbolic of God’s wrath

-Malebolge contains the “Fraudulent” sinners -They are guilty of committing deliberate evil -Each type of sinner is placed in their own ditch -Click on the diagram of Malebolge to explore… Seducers Evil Counselors ThievesHypocrites GraftersSorcerersSimoniacsFlatterers Sowers of Discord Falsifiers

Seducers – Run forever in opposite directions and are whipped by demons Flatterers – Lie up to their necks in human feces Simoniacs – Those who mocked the church are placed head-first in flaming holes Sorcerers – Their heads are put on their bodies backward Grafters – Trapped in a lake of burning pitch Hypocrites – Made to wear brightly painted lead cloaks Thieves – Chased by venomous snakes and who, after being bitten by the venomous snakes, turn into snakes themselves and chase the other thieves in turn Evil Counselors – Eternally trapped in flames Sowers of discord – Their bodies are ripped apart, healed, and they destroyed again Falsifiers – Alchemists, counterfeiters, and perjureres are cursed with disease FalsifiersSimoniacs Sowers of Discord Thieves

You must be lowered into the pit by the Giants Antaeus and Nimrod…

You travel across the frozen lake of the 9 th circle of Hell… Caina features those who betrayed their family… They are frozen up to their necks in ice… They cry eternally for those they betrayed…

Antenora holds those who betrayed their country… Your fear rises as you travel closer to the lair of the Devil…

Ptolomea holds those who betryaed their guests… Their tears freeze instantly and pierce their eyes…

The Lair of Lucifer Traitors to their Lords… Lucifer’s three faces eternally consume the bodies of Brutus and Cassius for betraying Caesar, and Judas Iscariot for betraying Christ… There is only one path for you to take now… ESCAPE!!!

You climb Lucifer’s ragged fur towards an exit…you have almost escaped! CLICK HERE TO COMPLETE YOUR JOURNEY THROUGH HELL…

Congratulations! You have survived your journey through Dante’s Inferno! Hopefully you have a better understanding of the imaginative Hell Dante created… Click here to find which ring of hell you belong in!