Inferno (Italian for "hell"), is the first part of Dante Alighieri's 14th-century epic poem "The Divine Comedy." ... It is an allegory telling of the journey of Dante through Hell, guided by the Roman poet Virgil. ... Allegorically, "Divine Comedy"  represents the journey of the soul towards God, with the Inferno describing the recognition and rejection of sin. ... Virgil then guides Dante through the nine circles of Hell. ... Allegorically, the Inferno represents the Christian soul seeing sin for what it really is. ...

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