Inferno (Dante) with his sons and grandsons in the Torre dei Gualandi. In March 1289, the Archbishop condemned the prisoners to death by starvation in the tower. Canto XXXIV In the very centre of Hell, condemned for committing the ultimate sin (personal treachery against God), is the Devil, referred to by Virgil as Dis (the Roman god of the underworld; the name "Dis" was often used for Pluto in antiquity, such as in Virgil's "Aeneid"). The arch-traitor, Lucifer was once held by God to be fairest of the angels before his pride led him to rebel against God, resulting in his expulsion
Orcus (Dungeons & Dragons) 4th Edition for Dummies" describes Orcus as "the most monstrous evil in the game". Orcus was first presented in the "Eldritch Wizardry" supplement in 1976, by Gary Gygax and Brian Blume, for the original (white box) "Dungeons & Dragons" game. Although the book states that there are several such demon Princes, only Orcus and Demogorgon are detailed, "two of the greatest of these exceptional demon lords". Game statistics for Orcus appear on page 27, while a description of Orcus appears on page 35 with an accompanying illustration, and a description for his "Wand of Orcus" appears on page 42 under