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The '''''Inferno''''' is the first of the three cantiche (books) in [[Dante]]'s poetic work, ''[[The Divine Comedy]]'', about his terrifying trip to [[Hell]] ('Inferno' is the Italian word for 'Hell').  The inscription at Hell's entrance reads, "Abandon all hope, ye who enter here."

The '''''Inferno''''' is the first of the three cantiche (books) in [[Dante]]'s poetic work, ''[[The Divine Comedy]]'', about his terrifying trip to [[Hell]] ('Inferno' is the Italian word for 'Hell').  The inscription at Hell's entrance reads, "Abandon all hope, ye who enter here."

''The Divine Comedy'' was most famously illustrated by Gustave Doré, whose very literal interpretations of the punishments sinners suffer in Hell are truly horrifying. Note that the Inferno draws heavily on classical (including [[mythology|mythological]]) as well as biblical sources.

''The Divine Comedy'' was famously illustrated by Gustave Doré, whose very literal interpretations of the punishments sinners suffer in Hell are truly horrifying. Note that the Inferno draws heavily on classical (including [[mythology|mythological]]) as well as biblical sources.

==Structure of Hell==

==Structure of Hell==