The Guardians of the Inferno (Dante)

Dante's Inferno is one of the best written works of all time because it was written as an allegory inside an excellent story. A key part of this allegory was how Dante used different guardians in the various circles of hell. These guardians were used to symbolize the punishments of the sinners. Minos is the guardian of Circle II, the circle of the Lustful. He symbolizes an accusing personality because his job is to give …

…arms and 4 wings. He is not powerful, but is subject to God's punishment, and he is the punisher of the sinners. As can be seen, the guardians of Hell symbolize the characteristic oand punishments of the sinners. It must be kept in mind that this story was used to bring about repentance of the soul because of it was only a vision. Once the soul sees the real Hell, it is too late to repent.