Malebranche
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The Malebranche is a type of demon or devil found in the 8th Circle of Hell, the Malebolge in Dante Alighieri's The Divine Comedy.
For the French Philosopher, see: Nicolas Malebranche
[edit] Who are the Malebranche?
The Malebranche are responsible for ensuring that the extortionists and blackmailers on Bolgia 5, Bolgia being the names for the ditches in Malebranche, stay in the "Pitch". The "Pitch" is a river of boiling tar, and if anyone pops up or tries to escape, the Malebranche are responsible for sticking them back in or ripping them to pieces.
[edit] The 12 Named Malebranche
- Malacoda
- Scarmiglione
- Barbariccia
- Alichino
- Calcabrina
- Cagnazzo
- Libicocco
- Draghignazzo
- Ciriatto
- Graffiacane
- Farfarello
- Rubicante
