Strange statue
At the time of writing this, Virgil and I have passed through all of circle seven, but there were some things I’d like to post before breaking down the punishments of this circle.
Like the strange statue that the title alludes to, I did indeed encounter an odd figure in the depths of Hell. It was a patchwork of materials, with the most value shaping the head and shoulders of the figure and terra cotta forming the feet of it. There was an ugly fissure splitting the torso of the figure, in which the Acheron, Phlegethon, and Styx merge into one stream. The stream then flows down Hell to circle eight. (I got all this from Virgil).
The longer I looked at the statue, the more desperate it seemed. It was the only manmade thing here, yet unlike mankind’s beautiful creations on earth, this one reeks desperation and suffering. It’s just a feeling, I guess. I would ask you guys what you think it means but you’ve never been to Hell.