Inferno Playing Cards LPCC

Inferno Playing Cards

A July 2019 Pip Box Club Selection – For more information on joining Pip Box Club click here

Available in 2 editions, not sold as a set

Cocito is the frozen lake at the bottom of Dante’s Inferno, where he puts the worst possible sinners for his ethics: the traitors.  That’s why, at the center of the back, you can see spikes of ice, replacing the flames.

The Jokers in Inferno – Cocito show Lucifer, as described by Dante: a demon with three faces munching with his three mouths the three worst sinners (according to Dante): Judas, Brutus and Cassius.

Dite is the city in hell where sinners are punished with flames and extreme temperatures, therefore we designed the tuck case and the back with red glowing colors and foil.  

The center of the back is a circle containing twisted flames, with the famous quote: “Lasciate ogni speranza voi ch’entrate” (Abandon all hope, you who enter here).

The court cards and the aces represent characters that Dante and Virgilio (the Jokers in Inferno – Dite), his guide, meet during the journey, until they find Lucifer (the Joker in Inferno – Cocito).

The red cards show sinner who are damned for passion-related sins, while the black cards portray sinners who used their intelligence to betray and deceive (Dante places the latter much deeper in hell).

Here you can find a list of all the characters: Dante, Virgilio, Paolo e Francesca, Ulisse e Diomede, Cerbero, Erinni, Minosse, Semiramide, Minotauro, Malacoda, Taide, Conte Ugolino, Pluto, Cleopatra, Gerione, Arpie, Giasone.

2017 Release.