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.