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Anger, the fifth circle. In the swamp-like water of the river Styx, the wrathful fight each other on the surface, and the sullen lie gurgling beneath the water, withdrawn into a black sulkiness which can find no joy in God or man or the universe.

The lower parts of Hell are contained within the walls of the city of Dis, which is itself surrounded by the Stygian marsh. Punished within Dis are active rather than passive sins. The walls of Dis are guarded by fallen angels. The main guardian of this circle is Phlegyas. In this horrid river, those awash with anger drown over and over again...

-RV

Description
Anger, the fifth circle. In the swamp-like water of the river Styx, the wrathful fight each other on the surface, and the sullen lie gurgling beneath the water, withdrawn into a black sulkiness which can find no joy in God or man or the universe.

The lower parts of Hell are contained within the walls of the city of Dis, which is itself surrounded by the Stygian marsh. Punished within Dis are active rather than passive sins. The walls of Dis are guarded by fallen angels. The main guardian of this circle is Phlegyas. In this horrid river, those awash with anger drown over and over again...

-RV