first circle of Dante's Inferno
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The first circle of Dante's Inferno, known as Limbo, is the mildest realm of Hell where virtuous non-Christians and unbaptized souls dwell without torment but deprived of the vision of God.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| First Circle of Dante's Inferno | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Circle of Hell
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Fictional location ⓘ Religious afterlife realm in literature ⓘ |
| affectedBy | Harrowing of Hell (Christ’s descent removing Old Testament righteous) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Limbo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Divine Comedy
NERFINISHED
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Inferno (poem) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Cantos 4 of Inferno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
castle of the noble spirits
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seven-walled fortress symbolizing moral virtues or liberal arts ⓘ |
| createdBy | Dante Alighieri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | medieval Catholic worldview ⓘ |
| excludes | those guilty of personal mortal sin ⓘ |
| follows | Gate of Hell in Dante's Inferno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedByDoctrine | medieval Christian theology of Limbo ⓘ |
| hasAtmosphere |
sorrowful yet dignified
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without cries of pain ⓘ |
| hasMoralQuality | least severe circle of Hell ⓘ |
| hasNameInItalian | Limbo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPhysicalDescription |
green meadow illuminated by a luminous hemisphere
ⓘ
noble castle with seven walls and seven gates ⓘ |
| hasPunishmentType |
eternal longing without hope
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privation of the vision of God ⓘ |
| hasTheologicalStatus | state of eternal loss rather than active punishment ⓘ |
| includes |
figures from ancient Greece and Rome
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figures from the Hebrew Bible according to Dante before Christ's Harrowing of Hell ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy |
heroes of classical mythology
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philosophers of antiquity ⓘ poets of antiquity ⓘ unbaptized infants ⓘ unbaptized righteous people ⓘ virtuous pagans ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Italian ⓘ |
| literaryFunction |
to contrast human virtue with the necessity of baptism
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to honor pre-Christian and non-Christian wisdom ⓘ |
| notCharacterizedBy |
physical torment
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sensory torture ⓘ |
| partOf |
Hell in the Divine Comedy
NERFINISHED
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Inferno (first cantica of the Divine Comedy) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInSequence | 1 ⓘ |
| precedes | Second Circle of Dante's Inferno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
limits of philosophy without revelation
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natural human reason without divine grace ⓘ virtuous life without Christian faith ⓘ |
| timeOfCreation | early 14th century literary depiction ⓘ |
| visitedBy |
Dante (character)
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Virgil (guide) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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