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ABANDON ALL HOPE, YOU WHO ENTER HERE.
Lasciate ogne speranza, voi ch'intrate

Dante and Arachne.

Dante and Virgil meet Caiphas in Hell.

Paradise.

Damned man. Michelangelo.

Midway in the journey of our life
I came to myself in a dark wood,
for the straight way was lost.

Wood engraving by Gustave Dore (1832-1883)

Resurrection of the dead.

Out of the pit where Dante's belt was thrown rises a terrifying monster with the head of a man, the body of a serpent, and the tail of a scorpion. This is Geryon, who "swims" through the murky air of the abyss, undulating his body like an eel while stroking the air with his claws. Geryon represents the sin of fraud, with a trusting face and a deadly tail. Incredibly, he will be giving Dante and Virgil a "ride" down to the pit. ...From Dante Explorer - davelafferty.com [davelafferty.com]

"Love led the two of us unto one death.
Caina waits for him who took our life."
These words were borne across from them to us.

Painting by Ary Scheffer (1835).
Francesca and Paolo in Hell (The Circle of the lustful).
Paolo was Francesca's brother-in-law, they were caught in the act and murdered by her husband.

Dante and Virgil chatting with a corrupt Pope in Hell.