The Seventh Circle of Hell is divided into three rings. The Outer Ring houses murderers and others who were violent to other people or property. Here, Dante sees Alexander the Great (though his inclusion is debated), Dionysius I of Syracuse, Guy de Montfort, and many other notable historical and mythological figures such as the Centaurus ...

Seventh Stage (Avarice) Dante and Virgil enter the terrace of the Avaricious and the Prodigal, where souls are punished for their excessive desire for wealth, whether through greed or wastefulness. The souls lie face down on the ground, their hands and feet bound, symbolizing their need to be purged of earthly attachments.

Seventh Sphere (Saturn) Dante sees the formation of a golden ladder. In the Seventh Sphere of Heaven or Saturn, Dante encounters the spirits of people who dedicated their lives to prayer, climbing up and down a golden ladder.

As they approach the pit in the center of the Eighth Circle of Hell, Dante sees something that looks like a city with tall towers in the mist. However, these towers are actually alive - they are giants.