Dante's Inferno is the first part of the three that make up the
epic poem The Divine Comedy, the second being
Purgatorio and the third, Paradiso. In it, Dante, both
as a poet and a pilgrim, embarks on a journey through hell, accompanied by the ancient Roman
poet Virgil. Together, Dante and Virgil visit all of the nine circles of hell and see the people
who were banished there to bear the punishment for their sins. God and other divine creatures
are not physically present in hell; however, they are often mentioned.
In
Inferno , those who are divine are presented as the...
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