Monday, March 16, 2009

40 Days of Lent: Day Twenty

The Seven Deadly Sins and The Punishments in Hell Awaiting Those Who Commit Them
according to Le Grant Calendrier des Bergiers, published in 1496

Anger: Dismembered alive



Envy: Immersed in frozen water



Greed: Boiled in oil



Gluttony: Force fed toads, rats and snakes



Lust: Smothered in fire and brimstone



Pride: Broken on a wheel



Sloth: Thrown into a snake pit

4 comments:

Carol said...

Two questions: how can you immerse someone in frozen water? Isn't that ice? If you try to immerse someone, won't they just thud against the solid surface?

Okay, that's three already, but here's my fourth: will the rats and toads be served with melted butter?

the hanged man said...

It's Hell - you'd be surprised what they can come up with. I guess I shouldn't point out the "dismembered alive" torture, either. Um...if they're alive they shouldn't be in Hell.

Anonymous said...

Is it just me, or is the one in the center of the gluttony picture being force fed tongue?
Katie

the hanged man said...

I noticed that too. I suppose that's just to make the lustful envious.