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Synopsis[]
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Characters[]
By order of appearance:
- Kamijou Touma
- Anna Kingsford
- Johann Valentin Andreae
- Index (vision-only)
- Misaka Mikoto (vision-only)
- Aogami Pierce (vision-only)
- Tsukuyomi Komoe (vision-only)
- Alice Anotherbible (vision-only)
Abilities[]
- Miniature Model - Johann Valentin Andreae
New Abilities[]
- Qliphoth-converted Magic - Anna Kingsford, Johann Valentin Andreae
Locations[]
New Locations[]
Trivia[]
Referbacks[]
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Cultural References[]
This section requires expansion Subtitle (Hell/Hades/Gehenna) Orpheus, 'landmines' in the afterlife, Summer ghost stories, Qliphoth, Revelation, Angels (Uriel, Kushiel, Anafiel and Mastema), Enma, 16th century Dutch view (Johann Weyer - Pseudomonarchia Daemonum) - opposition party and master accountant/treasurer, seven deadly sins, deal with the devil, attachments |
- Two famous literary works that have influenced the perception of hell are referenced:
- A likely influence on the hell seen here, unnamed but indirectly referenced,[1] is Inferno, the first part of Dante Alighieri's 14th century narrative poem The Divine Comedy, which details a journey through Hell ('Inferno'), Purgatory ('Purgatorio') and Heaven ('Paradiso') by a fictionalized version of the author.
- In Inferno,[5] much like the hell here as shown by CRC's world model and the description of the Christian hell by the two experts,[1] the shape of hell is similar to a mortar or an open-pit mine, with each level like a step and narrowing further down, converging on a single point at the bottom.[1][5]
- In Inferno, there are nine circles of Hell, each housing a certain type of sinner and punishing those sinners, who tried to justify those sins and died unrepentant (with those who repented and prayed for forgiveness before their deaths labouring in Purgatory), in a manner fitting their crime. Descending through the concentric circles, the level of wickness gradually increases, converging on and culminating in the imprisoned Satan at the centre of the earth. In descending order, the nine circles of hell concern the following; Limbo, Lust, Gluttony, Greed, Wrath, Heresy, Violence, Fraud, and Treachery.[5]
- Minotaurs and harpies appear in Inferno,[6][7] with it being noted in this chapter that those two Greek creatures being gatekeepers would be odd for a Christian-based hell after a minotaur appears.[1]
- In Inferno,[5] much like the hell here as shown by CRC's world model and the description of the Christian hell by the two experts,[1] the shape of hell is similar to a mortar or an open-pit mine, with each level like a step and narrowing further down, converging on a single point at the bottom.[1][5]
- Mentioned by name as an example that influenced modern people as much as the Bible and academic works,[1] Paradise Lost is an epic poem by the English poet John Milton, first published in 1667 and considered his masterpiece. Covering the biblical story of the fall of man, it has two narrative arcs; one concerning the temptation of Adam and Eve and their banishment from the Garden of Eden, the other following Satan (Lucifer) - recounting his rebellion, the war over heaven, and the banishment of the fallen angels to Hell after their defeat.
- A likely influence on the hell seen here, unnamed but indirectly referenced,[1] is Inferno, the first part of Dante Alighieri's 14th century narrative poem The Divine Comedy, which details a journey through Hell ('Inferno'), Purgatory ('Purgatorio') and Heaven ('Paradiso') by a fictionalized version of the author.
- A minotaur is the first gatekeeper encountered by the group during their journey into hell, with Anna noting that it should not have been at that shallow of a level.[1]
- In Greek mythology, the minotaur was a monster with the head of a bull and the body of man, which dwelt at the center of the Labyrinth on the island of Crete, eventually slain by the hero Theseus.
- The minotaur is also featured in Inferno, referred to as infamia di Creti ('infamy of Crete' in Italian), encountered by Dante and Virgil as they are navigating a jumble of rocks on a slope leading to the seventh circle of hell (Violence).[6]
- Several mythological realms of the dead are mentioned as phases placed on top of the physical world:[2]
- In Greek mythology, Tartarus is a region in the underworld that imprisons and torments the wicked, as well as a primordial deity.
- In Norse mythology, Niflheim is a primordial region of ice and cold which, according to Gylfaginning in the Prose Edda, later became the site of Hel (or Helheim), the abode of the goddess Hel and those who died from disease or old age rather than in battle.
- The Eight Great Hells are mentioned, which likely refers to an idea for the structure of Naraka in Buddhism, the lowest realm among the Six Paths that one can be reincarnated into as a result of negative karma. There are several ideas as to how Narakas might be divided into smaller narakas and their torments, with one of the common ones being the Eight Great Hot Narakas and Eight Great Cold Narakas.
- Yomi, or Yomi-no-kuni, is the land of the dead in Shinto.
Unanswered Questions[]
- Are all of the visions displaying the living world in the present or are some in the near-future?
- The current reactions to Touma's death that were shown were from Index, Misaka Mikoto, Touma's class (including Aogami Pierce and Tsukuyomi Komoe), and Alice Anotherbible. What are the current reactions of the other major players in the recent events (e.g. Othinus, Shokuhou Misaki, Aleister Crowley, Anna Sprengel, Aradia and the other Transcendents)?
Quotes[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Souyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 11 Chapter 1 Part 1
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Souyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 11 Chapter 1 Part 2
- ↑ Souyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 11 Chapter 1 Part 3
- ↑ Souyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 11 Chapter 1 Part 4
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Inferno by Dante Alighieri
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Inferno by Dante Alighieri, Canto XII
- ↑ Inferno by Dante Alighieri, Canto XIII