dante's inferno
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The Giants’ Well (rim of 9)
Colossal strength made useless; speech broken
Contrapasso: They tried to scale heaven / break human speech → now immobile with shattered language.
Cocytus
Zones 1–2: “Caina” (Betrayal of kin) and
“Antenora” (Betrayal of party/country)
Frozen in ice; heads above the surface; teeth chatter; necks bowed (20-30). Contrapasso: Betrayal extinguishes charity (spiritual warmth) → absolute cold; broken bonds → stiff, locked bodies.
Nimrod
Babel’s builder; gibberish speech (61-77).
Ephialtes
bound; violent pride restrained (89-92)
Antaeus (lvl 9 rim)
unbound; lifts poets into Circle 9 (107-140).
Caina
fratricides (e.g., Alessandro & Napoleone) locked close in ice (50-60)
Antenora
Bocca degli Abati (betrayed at Montaperti); Dante yanks his hair to force a name (70-110).
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