The Divine Comedy is an Italian long narrative poem by Dante Alighieri, begun 1308 and completed in 1320, a year before his death in 1321. It is widely considered to be the preeminent work in Italian literature and one of the greatest works of world literature. The poem's imaginative vision of the afterlife is representative of the medieval world-view as it had developed in the Western Church by the 14th century. It is divided into three parts: Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso. 

This Geocache touches on the subject of Dante's Inferno, the most famous work of the trilogy. Inferno tells the journey of Dante through Hell, guided by the ancient Roman poet Virgil. In the poem, Hell is depicted as nine concentric circles of torment located within the Earth. Like the epic, this Geocache is divided into nine parts, or circles. Some circles have greater punishment and are much more difficult than others. However, one constant persists: You must progress through Inferno from the earliest layers to the deepest. 

Circle One: Limbo

1. The tree constantly hit its limb on the window, causing a lot of noise.

2. The ogre educated the kingdom by informing them to keep off of his private property.

3. The Office of Financial Regulation, or the OFR, audited the shady company to determine if they were operating by-the-books.

4. If you look over here, symbols of the Vikings can be found in this cave.

5. Since his room was filled with a glut, Tony was yelled at by his mother.

6. Enzio Violen certainly despised those who disgrace his family name.

7. The great weather plus the friendly people make Phoenix an enjoyable place to visit.

8. Driving a Mustang, Eric was able to reach 110 MPH on the highway.

9. Tre Acher yelled at the young children on his lawn.

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A. Homer

B. Epicurus

C. Judas

D. Cleopatra

E. Jason

F. Ciacco

G. Filippo Argenti

H. Plutus

I. Alexander the Great

Circle Two: Lust

J. (A)(G)(F)+(E)                                    

K. (D)(D)(H)+(B)       

L. (H)(I)(C)+(D)         

M. (E)(E)(B)+(H)        

N. (I)(B)(F)+(H)        

O. (F)(A)(D)+(F)         

P. (H)(B)(C)+(B)         

Q. (G)(I)(A)+(C)          

R. (B)(A)(H)+(D)           

S. (E)(F)(I)+(A)

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 Of - 1                                        

 Those - 0

 A - 3   

 While - 2 

 I - 9 

 Content - 4

 The - 7

 At - 5 

 From - 6 

 Adjudges - 8

Circle Three: Gluttony

  “Now let us to the blind world there beneath
  Descend,” the bard began, all pale of look:
      “I go the first, and thou shalt follow next.”

Circle Four: Greed

“Hope not ever to see Heaven. I have come to lead you to the

    other shore; into eternal darkness; into fire and into ice.” 

Circle Five: Anger

    "Here sighs and lamentations and loud cries
         were echoing across the starless air,
         so that, as soon as I set out, I wept."

Circle Six: Heresy

Circle Seven: Violence

(H)+(A)= ⭡ 

(B)+(C)= ⭣ 

(D)-(F)= ⭥ 

(I)-(C)= ⮑ 

(A)-(E)= ⮐ 

(H)+(G)= 🢦 

(B)+(H)= 🢧 

(H)+(H)= ⮄ 

(H)+(I)= ⮆  

Circle Eight: Fraud

(⭥)(⭥)= A

(⮑)(🢦)= B

(⮆)(⮄)= C

(🢧)(🢦)= D

(⭡)(⭣)= E

(⮐)(⭣)= F

(⮄)(⭥)= G

(⭣)(🢧)= H

(⮆)(🢧)= I

(⭡)(⭥)= J

Circle Nine: Treachery

G-5=K

F-1=L

A-7=M

E-49=N

B-20=O

J-16=P

C-18=Q

D-30=R

H-38=S

I-39=T

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