DANTE’s INFERNOThe Ninth Circle of Hell
Jed Start and Justin Eloriaga Junior B
“Lasciate ogne speranza, voi ch’intrate
The sin of sins
TREACHERY
Definition1. Violation of
allegience or of faith and confidence
2. An act of perfidy or treason
Giants on the Ledge
Less strange, know that these are not towers but giants,And they are in the well around the bank,From navel downward, one and all of them
Canto XXXI
A hellish absolute zero (0 degrees K)
The Sons of Earth the victory would have gained:
Place us below, nor be disdainful of it,
There where the cold doth lock Cocytus up
Canto XXXIThough people usually think of Hell as a fiery pit there is a lake of ice where traitors lay frozen and it’s
known as the Cocytus.
The 4 Regions
Region 1: Caïna
Named after Cain, who killed his brotherTraitors to the kindred are immersed in
ice.The souls here are immersed in the ice up
to their necks.
Region 2: Antenora
Named after Antenor of Troy, who was believed to have betrayed his city to the
Greeks.Traitors to political entities such as
parties, cities or countries are punished in this region.
The souls here are immersed at almost the same level as those in Caïna, except
they are unable to bend their necks.Ergo, the infernal stiff neck
Region 3: Ptolomaea
Named after Ptolemy, son of Abubus, who invited Simon Maccabaeus and his sons to a
banquet then killed them.Traitors to their guests are punished in this
region, lying covered by the ice except for their faces.
The souls here are immersed so much that only half of their faces are visible. As they cry, their tears freeze and seal their eyes shut–they are
denied even the comfort of tears.
Region 4: Judecca
Named after Judas Iscariot, betrayer of Jesus.
Traitors to their lords and benefactors are punished in this region.
All of the sinners punished within are completely encapsulated in ice, distorted
to all conceivable positions
The Real INFERNO
WARNING
•Lucifer resides in the innermost circle of hell, Treachery. He is frozen within the Lake Cocytus, has three faces and each face has a different color while chewing a well known sinner. Each color has a meaning;
•Red (Middle face):-The color of hatred and the opposite of Divine Love. This face chews on Judas Iscariot.
•Yellow (Right face):-The color of Impotence and the opposite of Divine Omnipotence. This face chews on Cassius.
•Black (Left face):-The color of Ignorance and the opposite of Divine Wisdom. This face chews on Brutus.
People chewed upon;o Judas Iscariot – Betrayed Jesus then hanged himself out
of guilt and remorse.
o Cassius - A roman senator, Instigated the plot to kill Julius Caesar and the brother in-law of Marcus Junius Brutus.
o Marcus Junius Brutus (in short: Brutus) – A politician of the late Roman Republic, who joined the conspiracy against Caesar and in the killing of Caesar.