Inferno (Italian for "hell"), is the first part of Dante Alighieri's 14th-century epic poem "The Divine Comedy." It is followed by Purgatorio and Paradiso. It is an allegory telling of the journey of Dante through Hell, guided by the Roman poet Virgil. In the poem, Hell is depicted as nine circles ... of suffering located within the Earth. Allegorically, "Divine Comedy"  represents the journey of the soul towards God, with the Inferno describing the recognition and rejection ... of sin. The poem starts on Maundy Thursday in the year 1300. The narrator, Dante himself, is thir...

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... spanning the globe with different descriptions for each region and time period. This essay will focus on comparing the Greek and Roman views of hell to Dante's medieval version. As will be discussed later in more detail, the makeup of hell, or the underworld, is mostly rooted in religious beliefs ... about the doorway are many different monsters and evil creatures. This phrase appears: "Through Dis's homes all void, and empty realms- which is interesting because in Dante's Inferno, the deepest parts of hell is called a city named Dis. A footnote for this phrase: "This token sacred to Dis...

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