Fraud ⭕️
Fraud: The eighth circle is also divided into ten trenches, punishing various forms of fraud:
Panderers and Seducers: They are whipped by demons as they run endlessly.
Flatterers: Immersed in human excrement, representing the falsity of their words.
Simoniacs: Buried upside down in rock with their feet set on fire, representing the buying and selling of spiritual offices.
Sorcerers, False Prophets, and Sowers of Discord: Mutilated and disfigured by demons.
Corrupt Politicians: Submerged in a lake of boiling pitch, symbolizing the sticky fingers of corruption.
Hypocrites: Cloaked in heavy leaden robes, representing the weight of their deception.
Thieves: Attacked by serpents and transformed into snakes, representing the treachery of their actions.
False Counselors: Encased in flames, representing the deceptive nature of their advice.
Sowers of Discord: Slashed open and their body parts separated from each other.
Falsifiers: Plagued by various diseases and madness, representing the corruption of their actions.