While Homer's The Odyssey, Virgil's The Aeneid, and Dante's "The Divine
             Comedy" share the characteristic of being epic poems, they each offer
             different accounts and opinions of what lies in Hell. While Homer's
             account of Hell is largely filled with encounters of different
             personalities, the experience serves as another aspect of his adventure.
             In The Aeneid, we encounter a more vivid description of Hell that also
             contains the souls of those who are being punished for their sins on earth.
             In "The Divine Comedy," Dante presents us with a frightening account of
             Hell that is divided into sections, each one reserved for a particular type
             of sin. While each author may describe Hell differently, each description
             reiterates the message that earthly sins on earth do not go unnoticed.
             In Homer's classic, The Odyssey, we are met with one man's adventure
             that leads him into the underworld. Following what he has been told by
             Circe, Odysseus travels into hell, where we are given descriptions of the
             dead. In the underworld, Odysseus meets Persephone and Demeter. In
             addition, he also encounters his mother, who informs him that the "common
             judgment upon all mortals when they die" (Homer 117) consists of an intense
             fire that sears the body from the bones. Odysseus also sees Tyro, Antiope,
             and Epicaste, who were all guilty of committing either suicide or murder.
             Odysseus also sees the spirit of Agamemnon. These spirits all recount
             their tales to him and from their accounts, we can see how Odysseus must
             learn from them. In short, he can learn not only from his mistakes, but
             The Aeneid and "The Divine Comedy" describe a slightly different journey
             into Hell. In The Aeneid, Aeneas encounters evil creatures that are
             frightening. When he and Sybil reach the shores of Acheron, they encounter
             many dead souls that await their entrance into Hell. Aeneas recognizes
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