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DantesInferno.pptxDante’s Inferno
Biography
Poet, writer, political thinker. Dante was a Medieval Italian poet and philosopher whose poetic trilogy, The Divine Comedy, made an indelible impression on both literature and theology.
The Divine Comedy
Three parts:
Inferno (hell)
Purgatorio (purgatory)
Paradiso (heaven)
Cosmogony
Cosmogony (or cosmogeny) is any model concerning the origin of either the cosmos or universe.
Seven Deadly Sins
uxuria / Lust.
gula / Gluttony.
avaritia / Greed.
acedia / Sloth.
ira / Wrath.
invidia / Envy.
superbia / Pride.
Seven Cardinal Virtues
The Seven ContraryVirtues which are specific opposites to the Seven Deadly Sins: Humility against pride, Kindness against envy, Abstinence against gluttony, Chastity against lust, Patience against anger, Liberality against greed, and Diligence against sloth.
Structure of Inferno
First Circle or Limbo: virtuous pagans and unbaptized children; their only punishment is not being able to see God.
Second to Fifth Circles: sinners of lust, gluttony, greed, and anger.
Sixth Circle: heretics and atheists.
Seventh Circle: sinners of violence, divided into three rings.
Eighth Circle: it hosts those who have committed fraud; it is divided into ten ditches, according to the type of fraud.
Ninth Circle: it hosts traitors and is divided into four areas according to those who suffered from their sin.
Lucifer or Satan is located at the deep end of Hell, in the Earth’s center.
