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The deeper levels are organised into one circle for violence (Circle 7) and two circles for fraud (Circles 8 and 9). As a Christian, Dante adds Circle 1 (Limbo) to Upper Hell and Circle 6 (Heresy) to Lower Hell, making 9 Circles in total; incorporating the Vestibule of the Futile, this leads to Hell containing 10 main divisions. [26]
The prisoners in hell come to the dreadful place called Santakshana (i.e. cutting), where the cruel punishers tie their hands and feet, and with axes in their hands cut them like wooden planks. And they turn the writhing victims round, and stew them, like living fishes, in an iron caldron filled with their own blood, their limbs covered with ...
The stages of hell get their names by seven different terms used for hell throughout the Quran. Each is assigned for a different type of sinners. The concept later accepted by Sunni authorities list the levels of hell as follows, although some stages may vary: [120] [121] Jahannam (جهنم Gehenna) Laza (لظى fierce blaze)
As punishment, God banished Satan out of Heaven to an eternity in Hell as the ultimate sinner. Dante illustrates a less powerful Satan than most standard depictions; he is slobbering, wordless, and receives the same punishments in Hell as the rest of the sinners. In the text, Dante vividly illustrates Satan's grotesque physical attributes.
The castle in the first circle of hell, as illustrated by Stradanus The first circle of hell is depicted in Dante Alighieri 's 14th-century poem Inferno , the first part of the Divine Comedy . Inferno tells the story of Dante's journey through a vision of hell ordered into nine circles corresponding to classifications of sin.
The second circle of hell is depicted in Dante Alighieri's 14th-century poem Inferno, the first part of the Divine Comedy. Inferno tells the story of Dante's journey through a vision of the Christian hell ordered into nine circles corresponding to classifications of sin; the second circle represents the sin of lust , where the lustful are ...
[8] [9] [16] He also answers what is asked about, and stays with the conjurer until they are satisfied. [8] Gamigin is depicted as a little horse [8] [9] [16] or a donkey, [9] [16] which changes form into a man under the conjurer's request. [8] [9] [16] Aamon [5] (or Amon, Nahum) is a Marquis of Hell who governs forty infernal legions. He ...
Pages in category "Circles of hell" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. F. Fifth circle of hell;