![]() Well may proceed from him all tribulation. Than do the giants with those arms of his Ĭonsider now how great must be that whole,Īnd lifted up his brow against his Maker, In the text, Dante vividly illustrates Satan's grotesque physical attributes.įrom his mid-breast forth issued from the ice Dante illustrates a less powerful Satan than most standard depictions he is slobbering, wordless, and receives the same punishments in Hell as the rest of the sinners. ![]() As punishment, God banished Satan out of Heaven to an eternity in Hell as the ultimate sinner. Satan, also known as Lucifer, was formerly the Angel of Light and once tried to usurp the power of God. Scholars consider Satan to be "a once splendid being (the most perfect of God's creatures) from whom all personality has now drained away". In his three mouths, he chews on Judas Iscariot, Marcus Junius Brutus and Gaius Cassius Longinus. The winds he creates are felt throughout the other circles of Hell. As Satan beats his wings, he creates a cold wind that continues to freeze the ice surrounding him and the other sinners in the Ninth Circle. ![]() ![]() Satan has three faces and a pair of bat-like wings affixed under each chin. In Dante's Inferno, Satan is portrayed as a giant demon, frozen mid-breast in ice at the center of Hell. ![]()
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