reference to the hells told about in The Divine Comedy, an epic by Italian poet Dante Alighieri (1265 - 1321). The Divine Comedy recounts an imaginary journey by the author through Inferno (hell), Purgatorio (purgatory) and Paradiso (paradise). In the Inferno a description of hell is given as being made up of different levels, including a level of fire and one of ice, which descend conically into the earth. —Perception of Truth Approved Glossary (9 June 92)