all about the Nine layers of hell

1. Abandon all hope, ye who
enter here
For we are going to talk
about.

2. THE NINE LAYERS OF HELL!

3. The nine layers of hell
• The Inferno or commonly known as the nine layers of hell is a 14th
century epic poem by Dante Alighieris.

4. • In this story the narrator who is none other than Dante himself gets
lost in the dark forest (It is vague on what the dark forest represents
but some believe that the dark forest represents the protagonists
own confusion) on the dawn of good Friday/black Friday the
protagonist verge of escaping the dark forest but three beast block
his way. Each of the beasts represents a sin that the remorseless soul
of a person that is sent into one of the three major divisions of hell.

6. The First beast the She wolf
•she represents violence and bestiality .

8. Second beast the lion
• The lion represents fraud and malice

10. The third and finale best the leopard
•The leopard represented incontinence

11. • On the dawn of good Friday the Beasts drive Dante back into the
forest (which is kinda good because if they didn’t we kind of wouldn't
have a story) The story also introduces a new character Who is Dun
Dun Du da Vigil who announces himself as born in the time of Julius
Caesar and lived under Augustus and as he saves Dante he tells him
the only way to get out of the forest is through hell and so he
becomes Dante's tour Guide through hell I image something like this.

12. Welcome to hell I am your
tour guide

13. How hell works
Hell is dived into upper hell which is 2-5 and lower hell is 6-9 hell those in upper hell are those who
have committed significantly lesser sins these people are the ones who couldn't control their desirers
these are the lustful, the gluttonous, the hoarders and wasters. These people have considerably weaker
punishments then those in the lower circles. But you must be thinking what happened to one, well the
first circle is Limbo which were about to get into.

15. Screams of the Uncommitted
• As Vigil and Dante enter hell and read the famous line Abandon all hope, ye who enter here which as
appeared in many different modern story such as in the Percy Jackson story's when Percy, Annabeth and
Grover are at the entrance of hell Annabeth reads the line Abandon all hope, ye who enter here.
• When Dante and Virgil enter hell they hear the screams of the Uncommitted the people who toke no sides
in life the people who were concerned with themselves Dante and vigil see many different figures one of
these figures of note was Pope Celestine V who was a cowered, selfish and is seen as the door who let so
much evil into the church.
The Uncommitted people run naked in a mist and cased by swarms of swaps and hornets. Maggots and
worms were at the peoples feet as they run through the mist and a mixture of puss tears and blood ruins down
their body this punishment symbolizes a guilty conscience of never taking a side and only thinking for
themselves
• .

16. The ferry
As viral and Dante pass through limbo they come to the ferry that will take them to the upper part of
hell but Charon the piolet of the ferry initially refuses to let Dante on as he is apart of the living but
Virgil convinces Charon to let Dante through saying he was on a divide journey. This is were Dante
and Virgil enter the first layer of hell

17. Limbo
• Limbo Is the place were those who are unbaptized or pagan resided
Though these people were not sinful but they did not choose Christ in
their life but they choose human virtue this is also this is the place
were Virgil himself resides these people are in an inferior version of
haven they live in a castle with seven gates the seven gates represent
the seven virtues Dante sees many people born in the time of Rome
such as Julius Caesar, some more interesting figures are Camilla
Penthesliea queen of the Amazons. Dante asks if anyone has ever left
limbo Virgil then details an event were he saw Jesus descend into limbo
and take Noah, Moses ,Abraham, David and Rachel into his all forgiving
arms and transported them into heaven.

18. Minos
• When Dante and Virgil leave Limbo they face Minos who judges those
who come to the underworld by wrapping his tail around himself for
the number of times they have committed that sin. Vigil disproves
Minos and he and Dante continue on.

19. The second circle
• this is the place where the punishments for hell properly began. The
second circle in full of people who are overcome by lust. Those who had
insatiable apatite for sexual desire and prioritized it over more important
things. The people in the first circle are punished by being violently pushed
back and forth by strong winds this symbolizes the unrelenting desire for
pleasure. Dante sees many different political figures and people from
history and he even retorts that the line between love and lust is a blurry
line. At one point Dante ends up crying because he talks to Francesca da
Rimini who was a Italian princess who was forced into a loveless margarine
with Gaincitto but when she fell in love with his younger brother but when
Gaincitto found out about their affair he killed them both. This story makes
the line between love and lust a fine line.

20. The third circle
• The third circle is for the glutinous. The pigs how abounded god to
indulge in food and drink and other worldly pleasures. The people are
drowning in a horrific slush wail being pelted by hard rains not being
able to see any body ells near by. This punishment represents the
selfishness of the person as well as their coldness toward others
these left nothing but garbage so after life they treaded like what they
left in life garbage. These people are over looked by a worm version
of Cerberus.

21. Worm version of Cerberus?

22. The forth circle
• The fourth circle is that of the greedy and are separated into two
different groups those who hoarded objects and possessions and
those who would spend their money lavishly and this layer is over
looked by Pluto's who in Greek mythology was the god of the
underworld and wealth but in Dante's version he is a horrible
monster that is part animal and part human. The punishment for
those in the fourth circle is constantly pushing up and down a bolder
on a hill this punishment represents their endless desire for wealth
and possessions.

24. The fifth circle of hell
• As Virgil and Dante Cross the Styx on their bout were they enter the
fifth circle of hell is wrathful people of the world reside. The fifth
circle is again separated into two groups those who toke action with
their violence and those who were passive aggressive. The people
who are violent and couldn't control their anger are punished by
aggressively fighting each other on a swampy revolting water but
those who were passive aggressive are deep within the swampy
water withdrawn unable to express their anger. This represents self
frustration and the inability to control ones anger.
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25. Dis
• As Dante and Virgil flout down the Styx they arrive to the large
towers resemble fiery Mosques This is the Entrance to the city of Dis
graded by fallen angles as Virgil speaks to the gardens of the city he
is unable to convince them for their passage and they are threatened
by the Furries Alecto, megaera and tisiphane and medusa but an
angel descends to hell to ensure the poets passage to the next circle.
• This is were upper hell ends and lower hell begins

26. Sixth circle
• The sixth circle is the begging of lower hell and we start of with heretics
those who willingly turned their back agents god and believe that the
afterlife doesn't exist . These souls are in an open coffin that is constantly
burning. Many of The people that Virgil and Dante see are that of those
who were the followers of Epicurus who didn’t believe in the afterlife.
Dante end up getting into a confutation with one of the souls name Farinas
whose family that greatly detested his and in fact Danes family was driven
out because of them this leads to Dante asking the question of weather or
not the souls in hell can see the present or the future as at this point souls
had been bombarding him with questions of their living relatives Farinas
answers that the souls in hell can only see the future. Dante end up feeling
remorse for those in hell because of this but after there conversation Dante
and Virgil continue on in their journey through hell.

27. The seventh circle
• The seventh circle introduces layers/rings into the circles witch are
kind of like little cities for each different degree of that sin that they
have committed. The seventh circle has three different rings/layers.
The seventh circle represents Violence and the rings are as follows
violence against Neighbors, Violence against self and violence god, art
and nature.

28. Violence against neighbors
• The first ring violence against neighbors hold those who were
murderers, war markers and tyrants who are immersed in river of
boiling blood and fire this river is called phlegethon. This punishment
represents that these people bathed in blood in there living life but
now they are dammed to do that for all eternity.

29. Violence against self
• The second ring is for the souls of those who attempted or committed
suicide. These people were turned in a thorny tree and are feasted
upon by Harpies and are only permitted to speak when broken or
bleeding.
• This punishment represent the fact that they threw away their body's
so they will never be resurrected in life because of this and are to
maintain this form and their own body hanging from their branches.
• This is the ring I hate the most because I don’t believe that these
people should go to hell and be punished for this.

30. and violence god, art and nature
• In this ring there are is a storm of giant flames failing slowly across a
plain. The violent against god are stretched Face forward against the
burning sand. The violent against nature run in circles while the
violent against art are huddles and weeping these punishments
represent their unnatural sins that they committed thus the unnatural
environment.

31. Geryon
• Virgil Dante cross the plain and come to a cliff witch leads to the
eighth circle the poets talk to the three shades who admired Dante
for his work. The three shades ask for news of Florence as Dante tells
them about the current state of the city, Virgil tells to remove a cord
from his waist and hands It to Virgil as he drops it over the edge and
as an answer a large beast arises from the abyss, this beast Is Geryon
and Virgil and Dante Ride the beast into the next layer.

33. The Eighth layer
• The eighth Layer of hell is for the fraudulent and malicious this layer is
separated into Ten different cities these are panderers and seducers,
Flatterers, Simoniacs, Sorcerers, Barrators, Hypocrites , Thieves,
counselors of fraud, sowers of discord and Falsifiers because this are
all expensive I condensed it down to the punishment and the
meaning behind it.

34. Panderers and seducers
• The Panderers and seducers are in two files one on different end of a
ditch and are marching back and forth wail being whipped by
demons, this punishment represents that these people exploited
other people passions and sympathy for their own interests so they
are being used in the afterlife.

35. Flatterers
• Flatterer also used people and pray upon their fears and desires and
for that they step in feces and scream as they fight against
themselves.

36. Sorcerers
• Dante sees many Fortune tellers, Diviners, Astrologer and other
prophets these people are forced to walk forward with their head on
backwards blinded by their tears. This punishment represents the
attempts to look into the future by forbidden mean so for all eternity
walking backwards.

37. Barrators
• These are the corrupt politicians who would make money in public
offices. These people are immersed in a lake of boiling pitch.
• This punishment represents the sticky fingers of those corrupt
politicians and the deals they made.

38. Hypocrites
• The Hypocrites are walking on a narrow track around weighted down
by leaden robes. This punishment represents that these people
continue to lie that continue to gain weight and in the after life they
are weighted down and are never allowed to make spiritual progress.

39. Thieves
• A pit full of with reptiles were the snakes and lizard curl themselves
around the thieves to bind their hands behind their back. This
Punishment represents that because they stole in life so their hand
are bond in the afterlife as to never steal again.

40. The counsellors of fraud
• The people who gave false advice are engulfed in flames this
represents the lies they told in life and the growing flames that those
lies represent now engulfs them in the afterlife.

41. sowers of discord
• Sower means to scatter or place a seed. The sowers of discord are
those who planted the seed of discord. Theses sinners are torn and
mutilated by demon holding a bloody sword and the souls of the
body's must carry around their body in the ditch as their body's to
slowly heal to only have it happen again . This punishment represents
that they torn apart the very fabric of reality and so there are being
torn apart just as they did.

42. Falsifiers
• In this city it plagued by disease And the Falsifiers are affected by
these diseases (no duh) each sinner is affected by a different disease
some are rooming around starving some are tearing each other into
pieces. This punishment represents the different types of forgery
and what these people did in the living thus being a diseases to
society.

43. The ninth circle
• . The ninth circle is for the treacherous and as Dante and Virgil enter
the ninth circle find themselves at a frozen lake called cocytus and
there are souls trapped in the ice and according to one guilt there are
trapped deeper in the ice and it dived into four rings in the ice and
the rings go in order betrayal of family ties, betrayal of community
ties, betrayal of guests and betrayal of lords in each ring Dante and
Virgil explore the different types of treachery.

44. The first ring Caïna
• This ring is named after Cain who Killed his own brother. These
people who committed betrayal of ones family they have necks and
heads out of the ice and are allowed to move their heads allowing
some protection from the freezing wind. Dante sees many different
political figures in this ring.

45. The second ring Antenora
• This ring is named after Antenor a Trojan soldier who betrayed the
Greeks . The traitors to the community they have their heads above
the ice but! They cannot bend their necks being subject to the cold
and Dante kicks one of the heads and that head was Bocca degli a
traitor of Florence it should be noted that Dante kicked him
accidentally kicks him but I like the idea of Dante purposely kicking
him better.

46. Ring three Ptolomaea
• Ring three is named after Ptolemy who has Invited to his father in
Laws banquet where his sons kill him. The traitors to their guests line
face upward in the ice while their tears freeze in their eye sockets
sealing them with small visors of crystal so the comfort or crying is
taken away from them.

47. Ring four Judecca
• This ring is named after Judas Iscariot who betrayed Jesus Christ. The
Traitors of their lords are fully encased by the ice distorted and
twisted IN EVERY CONCEIVABLE POSITION and are unable to move
and talk so Dante and Virgil just Casually move along to of hell.
Speaking of witch

48. Centre of Hell
• In the centre of hell is were THE ULTIMATE SIN IS HELD PERSONAL
Treachery Against god Were the devil HIMSELF is held referred to as
Dis witch was also the name of Pluto. Lucifer is also held here who
was once god favourite angels as his pride led him to rebel against
god, As Lucifer is a Giant he is trapped waist deep in the ice suffering
and he has three faces each with a different colour one red, one a
pale yellow and one black Santans three faces are thought to
represent his control over the three human race and each face is
eternally chewing on a Prominent traitor Marcuse Brutus and Gaisus
Longinus and Judas Iscariot Its fun to note that Judas is being chewed
more violently then the rest.