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Dante and…who was his guide?

Dante and…who was his guide?. VIRGIL. Now, you must choose your own guide through the depths of Hell…. Justin Bieber. Lady Gaga. Marilyn Manson. Mrs. Kowal. Excellent Choice!. The River Acheron…. CHARON. Who will guide you across the river towards the gates of hell? (click for a hint).

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Dante and…who was his guide?

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

  2. Justin Bieber Lady Gaga Marilyn Manson Mrs. Kowal

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

  4. THE GATES OF HELL ABANDON ALL HOPE YE WHO ENTER HERE…

  5. PAY ATTENTION: THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT! 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.

  6. PAY ATTENTION: THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT! 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

  7. *YOU ARE HERE, beyond the GATES OF HELL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Click on a number to explore that circle of Hell. 9

  8. Circle I – Limbo • 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)

  9. Famous Icons Trapped in Limbo Click to reveal the names of the eternally damned… Ovid Homer Lucan Horace

  10. Circle II – The Carnal -The sinners are sentenced to their punishment by Minos (pictured here).

  11. The Suffering of the Carnal • - 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).

  12. Circle III – The Gluttonous CERBERUS • Those trapped in Circle 3 are constantly maimed by Cerberus • Symbolic of their excessive drinking and eating • Click here to see a picture of the suffering of the gluttonous…

  13. 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…

  14. Circle IV – The Hoarders and Wasters • 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).

  15. Circle V - The River Styx -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)

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

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

  18. Circle VI The Heretics • 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).

  19. Circle VIIThe Violent and the Bestial

  20. Circle VII - Outer RingThe Violent Against Neighbors • 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

  21. Circle VII – Middle RingThe Violent Against Self • 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)

  22. Circle VII – Middle RingThe Violent Against God • 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

  23. Circle VIII - Malebolge • -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 Flatterers Simoniacs Sorcerers Grafters Evil Counselors Sowers of Discord Falsifiers Hypocrites Thieves

  24. Circle VIII – Inside Malebolge… • 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 Sowers of Discord Falsifiers Simoniacs Thieves

  25. The Path to the Ninth Circle... You must be lowered into the pit by the Giants Antaeus and Nimrod…

  26. Circle IX – Compound Fraud

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

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

  29. Circle IX - Ptolomea Ptolomea holds those who betryaed their guests… Their tears freeze instantly and pierce their eyes…

  30. Circle IX - Judecca The Lair of Lucifer Traitors to their Lords… ESCAPE!!! 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…

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

  32. 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!

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