Gates of Hell
Gates of Hell Abandon all hope, ye who enter here. –Dante Alighieri, Vestibule of Hell, Inferno Dante’s 14th-century The Divine Comedy famously tours three sectors of the afterlife. Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso trace the author’s visit to Hell, Limbo, and Heaven. One of literature’s great lines adorns the gate Dante encounters before entering Hell: “Lasciate ogne speranza, voi ch’intrate.” The literal translation from Italian means […]


