![]() Although people are not tortured, there is the presence of sadness and gloominess. The people who don’t have enough faith to enter Heaven, but also were not sinful are sent to Limbo.Īccording to the poem, many prominent and influential public figures like Aristotle, Julius Caesar, Hippocrates, Cicero, Socrates, and Homer reside here. Limbo is filled with virtuous pagans, and people who were never baptized. The literal meaning of Limbo is ‘boundary’ or ‘edge.’ The First Circle contains people who did not accept Christ. They had to cross the river Acheron on a boat to reach Limbo. First Circle of Hell- LimboĪccording to the poem, Dante, along with Virgil, arrives at Limbo, the First Circle of Hell. Dante added circle one for Limbo, and circle six for Heresy. Circle seven is for violence and circles eight and nine are for fraud. The two to five circles are for the Upper Hell. The first sin is self-indulgence such as Lust, Gluttony, Greed, and Wrath. The circles are divided into two parts- the Upper Hell and Lower Hell. Each circle represents sin and the punishment deserved by one who commits the sins. The nine circles of Hell are described in the first part of the poem, Inferno, and influences literature of all periods. He is guided and accompanied by Virgil, an Ancient Roman poet from the time of Roman Emperor Augustus. The poem has three parts, and the narrative describes Dante’s journey through the three realms namely Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso. Inferno has been illustrated by one of the most famous artists Gustave Dore. It is a long narrative poem in the Italian language. Dante Alighieri first described the Nine Circles of Hell in his epic poem Divine Comedy.
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