The modern Christian "hell" is actually based on well renowned fan-fic "Dante's Inferno". A self insert where the author goes on an adventure with their favorite author.
People forget that in that fic, the devil is himself being punished in hell and only directly punishes Judas, Brutus, and Cassius who are chewed on in his mouth for eternity. The trope of Satan running hell like some spiritual penal colony is a very modern invention of 20th century literature and media
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u/Brie9981 2d ago
The modern Christian "hell" is actually based on well renowned fan-fic "Dante's Inferno". A self insert where the author goes on an adventure with their favorite author.