3. PHLEGYAS
- son of Ares and was killed by Apollo
- got turned into a demonic giant in the
afterlife after burning down the Apollonian
temple of Delhi; ferryman of the river
Styx
- was controlled by Dante and uses him to
break into the City of Dis
4. RIVER STYX
- a vast swamp encompassing the fifth
circle of hell
- filled with toxic, black liquid
- the angry lie at the top, fighting with
each other while the sullen eternally
drown at the bottom
5. FILIPPO ARGENTI
- a Black Guelph from a prominent family;
wrathful politician
- took all Dante’s property when Dante was
asked to leave Florence
- torn by the other sinners after his
encounter with Dante
6. THE CITY OF DIS
- holds Hell’s deepest secrets and the
worst violent and treacherous sinners
- fallen angels guards its walls
- contains the lower circles of Hell
7. BRIDE OF LUCIFER
- Beatrice became a bride of Lucifer after
Dante fought his way to the City of Dis
9. FALLEN ANGELS
- defends the entrance to the City of Dis
- these angels joined Lucifer in his
rebellion against God
- ‘rained down from heaven’
- Virgil failed to convince them to let the
m in because they demanded to know the
reason why someone alive is entering
their dominion
10. THE FURIES
-the Erinyes, namely Alecto, Megaera,
and Tisiphone, are creatures that are
half-human, half-serpent
-laughs at Dante and called for Medusa
to turn him into stone; Virgil quickly
covers his eyes
11. THE ANGEL
-secured entry for the poets and rebuked
those who opposed them
- opened the gates of the City of Dis
12. ERICHTHO
-a bloodthirsty witch who sent Virgil t
o bring back a spirit from the lowest
circle of Hell so he can reveal future
events in the civil war between
Pompey and Caesar
