9 Hell Floor in Dan Te's Spirit Song

Hell, the first part of Dante's work of Divine Song inspired Dan Brown's best-selling book with the same description of the poet's vision of Hell. The story begins with the storyteller (also the poet) lost in a dark forest, he is attacked by three monsters and cannot escape them. Later, he was rescued by the Roman poet Virgil, who was sent by Beatrice from heaven (Dante's ideal woman). Together they begin their journey into the underworld or also known as the 9 Underworld.

Found "hell gate" in myth

First Floor - U minh

Living in the first Hell floor are non-Christian people and uneducated pagans but have the virtue of eternal punishment in the lower realms of Heaven. They live in a castle with seven doors symbolizing seven virtues. Here, Dante sees many famous people from ancient times like Homer, Socrates, Aristotle, Cicero, Hippocrates and Julius Caesar.

Second Floor - Sexuality

In the Second Hell Floor, Dante and his companions, Virgil find people who cannot overcome lust. They are being punished by strong winds blowing back and forth, preventing them from finding peace and rest. The strong wind symbolizes the restlessness of a person led by the desire to enjoy the flesh. Once again, Dante sees many historical and mythical celebrities including Cleopatra, Tristan, Helen of Troy and others who have adultery throughout their lives.

The third floor - The eating of the customary drink

As he approached the third floor of Hell, Dante and Virgil saw the souls of the voracious people being monitored by a monster called Cerberus. The sinner in this level of hell is punished by being forced into a disgusting slime that never ends with icy rain. This disgusting muddy symbolizes the degeneration of those who are too indulgent in the desire to eat and other worldly pleasures, while the inability to see others nearby represents selfishness. and the coldness of these voracious drinkers. Here, Dante talks to a character called Ciacco, who tells Dante that Guelphs (the group that supports the Pope) will defeat and banish the Ghibellines (the group that supports the Emperor that Dante respects ) from Florence, this event occurred in 1302, before the poem was written (after 1308).

The fourth floor - Greed

In the Fourth Floor of Hell, Dante and Virgil see the souls of those who are being punished for greed. They were divided into two groups - those who hoarded property and those who squandered it - riding horses to fight. They use large weights as weapons, pushing them with their chests symbolizes the selfishness of property throughout their lives. The two groups were guarded by a character called Pluto (possibly the ancient Greek leader of the underworld), busy with his activities so the two poets did not try to speak. Talk to them. Here, Dante said he saw many missionaries including cardinals and pope.

Fifth Floor - Angry

The Fifth Floor of Hell is where the wrath and sullenness are being punished for their sins. Taking away by Phlegyas on the boat, Dante and Virgil saw the wrath of fighting on the River Styx and the sullenness that was running down the water. Again, this penalty reflects the crimes they have committed throughout their lives. While passing, the poet approached Filippo Argenti, a prominent Florentine politician, who confiscated Dante's property after expelling him from Florence.

Friday floor - Heresy

When he arrived at the Sixth Floor of Hell, Dante and Virgil saw heretics being eternally sentenced in fiery tombstones. Here, Dante talks to the Florentines - Farinata degli Uberti and Cavalcante de 'Cavalcanti - but he also sees other remarkable historical figures including the ancient Greek philosophers Epicurus, Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II and Pope Anastasius II. However, later according to some modern scholars condemned Dante as a heretic because of a mistake. Instead, when some scholars argue that the meaning of the poet could mean Byzantine Emperor Anastasius I.

Seventh Floor - Violence

The seventh floor is divided into three rings. The Outer Ring contains murderers and violent people against others and property. Here, Dante sees Alexander the Great (disputed), Dionysius I of Syracuse, Guy de Montfort and many other notable historical and mythical figures like Centaurus, sinking into the river boiling blood and fire. In the Middle Round, the poet sees suicidal people turned into trees and shrubs used to feed the Harpys (the female demon bird). However, he also saw here the lecherous, chased by dogs and torn to pieces. The innermost circle is the blasphemy and the gay men and the sexes (intercourse with female animals), living in a sandy desert burning and burning rain falling from the sky.

The 8th Floor - Fraud

The Eighth Floor of Hell is cheating. Dante and Virgil went there on Geryon's back, a flying monster with different nature, like deception. This floor is divided into 10 Bolgias or stone ditches connecting them. In Bolgia 1, Dante sees the girls and the tempters. In Bolgia 2, he saw supporters. After crossing the bridge to Bolgia 3, he and Virgil saw traffickers selling saints. After crossing a bridge between the ditches to Bolgia 4, they saw fake witches and prophets. In Bolgia 5 were corrupt politicians, in the hypocrite of Bolgia 6 and the remaining 4 ditches, Dante saw a false pretender (Bolgia 7), thieves (Bolgia 7), advisors, sinners (Bolgia 8), divisive individuals (Bolgia 9) and various disguises such as alchemists, betrayal traitors, perjury in court and those who make counterfeit goods (Bolgia 10).

The Ninth Floor - Betrayal

The ninth floor, the last floor of Hell is divided into 4 Circles according to the severity of the sin despite all the inhabitants being frozen in a frozen lake. More serious offenders will be deeper in the ice. Each Circle is named after an individual who embodies sin. Therefore, Round 1 was named after Caina after Cain killed his brother Abel, Round 2 was named Antenora after Anthenor of Troy, who advised Priam of the Trojan War, the third round named Ptolomaea according to Ptolemy. (son of Abubus), while round 4 was named Judecca after Judas Iscariot, the apostle betrayed Jesus.