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* The '''furies''' are seen on the walls of the City of Dis before Dante and Virgil gain entry to the circle of heresy.
* The '''furies''' are seen on the walls of the City of Dis before Dante and Virgil gain entry to the circle of heresy.
* The seventh circle (violence) is guarded by the [[Minotaur]] and patrolled by [[Centaur]]s.
* The seventh circle (violence) is guarded by the [[Minotaur]] and patrolled by [[Centaur]]s.
* '''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 breast 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).