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