In the sixth book of Virgil's Aeneid (one of the principal influences on Dante in his depiction of Hell), the hero Aeneas enters the "desolate halls and vacant realm of Dis".
Aeneas's entry into the "desolate halls and vacant realm of Dis" in Virgil's Aeneid reflects a symbolic journey through the afterlife, mirroring Dante's own exploration of Hell in his Divine Comedy.