Citings & Sightings of Dante's Works in Contemporary Culture
“The Gates of Hell is the name of Rodin’s bar that doubles as a demonic weapons market. It is here that Rodin sells many objects, such as healing items and various techniques for Bayonetta, as well as accessories and ‘treasures.'” —Bayonetta Wiki, August 7, 2020
Learn more about PlatinumGames’ 2009 video game Bayonetta here.
Dante Pizzeria Napoletana, founded in 2009, located in Omaha, Nebraska.
“Vergil was a subroutine built into the larger Superintendent artificial intelligence construct of New Mombasa. It later merged with Quick to Adjust, a renegade Covenant Huragok who would subsequently be known as ‘Vergil’ among many humans.
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The name Vergil itself is likely a reference to the Divine Comedy, specifically to Virgil, the poet that guides fellow poet Dante through the nine circles of hell and purgatory, much in the same way the Rookie is guided through a metaphorical hell-on-earth, a destroyed New Mombasa, and also through the nine ‘circles’ of audio logs, a reference to the nine circles of hell.” —Halopedia, August 5, 2019
Learn more about Bungie’s 2009 video game Halo 3: ODST here.
“In the movie Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009), Buck warns the troupe, ‘Abandon hope, ye who enter here!’” —Wikipedia
“The Trinity Of Realities is a term to describe the nature of the universe of the Bayonetta series. As its name suggests, the Trinity is composed of 3 realms that house the traits of light, darkness, and chaos respectively. Bayonetta travels through each of these realms numerous times throughout the games.
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Paradiso
The highest layer of the Trinity, Paradiso is home to the Laguna, or angels, and is closest to the human interpretation of heaven.
The Human World
The plane of reality in which humans live, also known as a realm of chaos before Aesir brought order to it with his rule.
Inferno
The realm of darkness ruled over by the demonic Queen Sheba, Inferno is closest to the human interpretation of hell.
Purgatorio
Acting as a parallel reality to the Human World and not necessarily a member of the Trinity. Purgatorio is a realm that is most similar to the human interpretation of purgatory, as the name suggests.” –“Trinity of Realities,” Bayonetta Wiki, December 19, 2019
Learn more about Bayonetta, Platinum Games‘ 2009 hack ‘n’ slash video game, here.
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Coggeshall, Elizabeth, and Arielle Saiber, eds. Dante Today: Citings and Sightings of Dante’s Works in Contemporary Culture. Website. Access date.
