Hell

The 'Circles of Hell', as depicted in Dante Alighieri's Divina Commedia

Hell is a location mentioned by David Xanatos. Apparently, entering without robust footwear is unadvised.

History

When Owen Burnett protested that the cost of transporting Castle Wyvern from Scotland to New York would be ‘astronomical’, David Xanatos nonchalantly replied, "pay a man enough, and he’ll walk barefoot into Hell." ("Awakening: Part Two")

Real World Background

The English word ‘Hell’ is derived from the Old English ‘Hel’, cognate with both the Norse underworld and goddess of the same name. In contemporary religious discourse, the word ‘Hell’ is often applied to any afterlife where the souls of the wicked are believed undergo agonizing punishment for their earthly crimes. In religious traditions that ascribe to belief in a hell, opinions are often divided as to whether the punishments undergone there should be understood as eternal or merely temporary.

See Also

• Hell at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia