Inferno (Italian for "Hell") is the first part of Dante Alighieri's fourteenth-century epic poem Divine Comedy. It is followed by Purgatory and Paradise. It is an allegory telling of the journey of Dante through what is largely the medieval concept of Hell, guided by the Roman poet Virgil. In the poem, Hell is depicted as nine circles of suffering located within the Earth. Allegorically, the Divine Comedy represents the journey of the soul towards God, with the Inferno describing the recognition and rejection of sin.
Characters
Dante
Virgil
Sinners
Indifferent
Virtuous Pagans
Lust
Gluttony
Hoarders/Wasters
Wrathful/Sullen
Heretics
Violence Against Self
Violence Against Neighbors
Violence Against God, Nature and Art
Panderers
Seducers
Flatterers
Simonists
Grafters
Hypocrites
Thieves
Evil Counselors
Sowers of Discord
Falsifiers
Giants
Traitors
Web Resources
Artistic Interpretation of Hell
Virtual Tour of Hell
