Divine Comedy of Dante
| If you read Divine Comedy, my hat's off to you. How well do you remember it though? So many places and so many things happening there. Click here to flip columns. | |||
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| 25. |  The avaricious and prodigal are lying face-down on the ground, unable to move
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| 24. | Traitors
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| 23. | The sphere of Jupiter is that of souls who personified justice
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| 22. | The sphere of the Sun is that of souls of the wise
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| 21. | The sphere of Mars is that of souls who fought for Christianity
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| 20. | The slothful are continually running
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| 19. | The fraudulent are located in a circle named Malebolge ("Evil Pockets")
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| 18. | The envious are having their eyes sewn shut and wearing clothing that makes the soul indistinguishable from the ground
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| 17. | The lustful are burning in an immense wall of flames
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| 16. | The sphere of the Moon is that of souls who abandoned their vows
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| 15. | The gluttonous are abstaining from any food or drink
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| 14. | The unbaptized and the virtuous pagans, who, though not sinful, did not accept Christ
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| 13. | The wrathful are walking around in acrid smoke
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| 12. | The proud are carrying giant stones on their backs
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| 11. | The Primum Mobile ("first moved" sphere) is the abode of angels
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| 10. | Avaricious or miserly, who hoarded possessions, and the prodigal, who squandered them. Guarded by Plutus
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| 9. | The sphere of Mercury is that of souls who did good out of a desire for fame
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| 8. | The sphere of Venus is that of souls who did good out of love
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| 7. | Gluttons, guarded by Cerberus
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| 6. | Those overcome by lust
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| 5. | This circle houses the violent and its entry is guarded by the Minotaur
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| 4. | The sphere of Saturn is that of the contemplative
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| 3. | Heretics are trapped in flaming tombs
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| 2. | Wrathful and Slothful
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| 1. | The sphere of fixed stars is the abode of all the blessed
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