Dis
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Dis is the fortified infernal city in Dante Alighieri’s "Inferno," marking the deeper, more grievous circles of Hell.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dis canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional city
ⓘ
location in literature ⓘ place in the afterlife ⓘ |
| accessedBy | crossing the Styx ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Divine Comedy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Inferno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
fraud
ⓘ
heresy ⓘ treachery ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| contains |
Eighth Circle of Hell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ninth Circle of Hell NERFINISHED ⓘ Seventh Circle of Hell NERFINISHED ⓘ Sixth Circle of Hell ⓘ |
| creator | Dante Alighieri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs |
fortified city
ⓘ
infernal city ⓘ |
| enteredInCanto | Inferno Canto VIII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etymologyRelatedTo | Roman god Dis Pater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuredInCanto |
Inferno Canto IX
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Inferno Canto VIII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| guardedBy |
Furies
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Medusa NERFINISHED ⓘ fallen angels ⓘ |
| hasDefensiveStructure |
gates
ⓘ
ramparts ⓘ towers ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
moat of the Styx
ⓘ
walls of iron ⓘ |
| hasMedium | epic poetry ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy |
heretics in fiery tombs
ⓘ
sinners guilty of violence, fraud, and treachery ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | classical underworld traditions ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Italian ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | medieval Christian allegory ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Hell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInWork | Inferno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marksBoundaryBetween | circles five and six of Hell ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | transition from sins of incontinence to sins of malice ⓘ |
| opposedBy | heavenly messenger ⓘ |
| partOf | Dante’s cosmology of the afterlife ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
divides upper Hell from lower Hell
ⓘ
marks the beginning of the lower circles of Hell ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
more grievous sins
ⓘ
obstinate rejection of divine truth ⓘ |
| visitedBy |
Dante (character)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Virgil (character) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workComposedIn | early 14th century ⓘ |
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