Sowers of Discord
These sinners are punished for causing this type of harm
Division or Discord
This group includes alchemists who tried to change metals
Falsifiers of substances
Sowers of discord are punished with this kind of bodily harm
Mutilation
I am an alchemist recognized personally by Dante
Capocchio
The body being split represents this larger idea
Division in society
This figure is split from chin to groin as punishment
Muhammad
These sinners suffer from diseases like scabs and infections
Alchemists
Falsifiers are plagued with these conditions
Diseases or illnesses
I was executed for fraud and now suffer from disease
Griffolino d’Arezzo
Disease symbolizes this moral issue
Corruption or falsification
He carries his severed head like a lantern
Bertran de Born
This falsifier impersonated a dead man to forge a will
Gianni Schicchi
Master Adam suffers from this condition causing swelling and thirst
Dropsy
I am bloated and eternally thirsty
Master Adam
Madness represents the breakdown of this
Reason or identity
The wounds of these sinners are repeatedly reopened by this being
Demon
She disguised herself to commit incest
Myrrha
Some falsifiers are driven to act like this type of creature
Animals (beasts)
I caused a father and son to rebel against each other
Bertran de Born
Fraud corrupts not just actions but this deeper concept
Truth
Their punishment reflects this literary concept where punishment mirrors sin
Contrapasso
This Greek figure lied about the Trojan Horse
Sinon
Their punishments reflect corruption of this fundamental concept
Truth or Reality
I appear in a petty argument showing moral degradation
Sinon
The petty quarrels show the loss of this human quality
Dignity