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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.

''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==

Dante's vision of Hell is a very ordered one. Hell is an enormous conical pit that leads down to the center of the Earth. Within the pit are nine circles of decreasing size, where those condemned to Hell are punished. Every kind of sin has its own allotted place, either an entire circle or, lower down, a subdivision of a circle. Down the side of the entire pit runs a crack, which was caused by the [[earthquake]] that happened at the [[Crucifixion]].

Dante's vision of Hell is a very ordered one. Hell is an enormous conical pit that leads down to the center of the Earth. Within the pit are nine circles of decreasing size, where those condemned to Hell are punished. Every kind of sin has its own allotted place, either an entire circle or, lower down, a subdivision of a circle. Down the side of the entire pit runs a crack, which was caused by the [[earthquake]] that happened at the [[Crucifixion]].