The Third Circle of Hell: Gluttony
Gluttony is the third circle of Dante's Hell, described in Canto VI. It holds the gluttonous. The punishment: face down in freezing, reeking slush under a rain that never stops.
The punishment
Face down in freezing, reeking slush under a rain that never stops.
They treated life as something to consume, so they lie in the garbage that consumption leaves — cold, filthy, and unable to taste anything.
Who guards it
Cerberus, the three-headed dog, who claws and flays them.
Who Dante puts here
Named residents of the third circle include:
- Ciacco of Florence
The modern read
The circle for the one who eats the last slice without asking, orders for the table, and raids the office fridge.
Sending someone to Gluttony
The friend who has never once said "I'm fine, I already ate."
Damnation Vacation sells a numbered, permanent plot in one of Dante's nine circles of Hell. You pay $6.66, pick who it's for, name their cardinal sin in twenty characters or fewer, and choose their circle. They get a public gravestone page with their name on it, their plot number, and a counter tracking how many days they've been down there. Gluttony is Circle III, and it has open plots.
Common questions
What is the third circle of Hell?
Gluttony, described in Canto VI of Dante's Inferno. It holds the gluttonous, whose punishment is: face down in freezing, reeking slush under a rain that never stops.
Which circle of Hell is gluttony?
The third — Circle III of nine.
Who guards the third circle?
Cerberus, the three-headed dog, who claws and flays them.