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The third circle of Hell punishes gluttony, which can make reading ''Dante's Inferno'' a terrific alternative to eating and drinking more, and overcoming other [[addiction]]s.
The third circle of Hell punishes gluttony, which can make reading ''Dante's Inferno'' a terrific alternative to eating and drinking more, and overcoming other [[addiction]]s.
==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, with one notable exception: interestingly, Dante does not have a specific circle for [[idolatry]], or the worship of false gods.<ref>https://www.ipl.org/essay/Christianity-In-Dantes-Inferno-F33QQC36J486</ref>
Down the side of the entire pit runs a crack, which was caused by the [[earthquake]] that happened at the [[Crucifixion]].
===The gate of Hell===
===The gate of Hell===
* '''Geryon''', depicted as a strange beast with a handsome face and scaled body, carries Dante and Virgil down into the circle of fraud.
* '''Geryon''', depicted as a strange beast with a handsome face and scaled body, carries Dante and Virgil down into the circle of fraud.
* Many giants, including [[Nimrod]] and the [[Titans]], stand around the edge of the lowest circle. The [[Titans]] committed treason by waging war against the gods, while Nimrod committed treason against God by building the [[Tower of Babel]] (he now speaks a language that none can understand).
* Many giants, including [[Nimrod]] and the [[Titans]], stand around the edge of the lowest circle. The [[Titans]] committed treason by waging war against the gods, while Nimrod committed treason against God by building the [[Tower of Babel]] (he now speaks a language that none can understand).
== Punishments ==
== Punishments ==