Page 13: The Cereberus (Canto 6)
Through Dante's depiction of Hell, there is some notable division between the monsters that reside within it and the actual demons and devils that may deal punishment unto the damned souls. The monsters serve as some extended metaphor to a specific quality to one's sin. More precisely, they could be regarded as embodiments to the failure of restraint on the souls' instinctive notions that brought them to Hell. 'True' demons (or 'Daemons') on the other hand, are represented as a corruption of human intellect, embodiments of human malice.
Here are just a few examples of depictions of 'Daemons' within Esquire's Look into Hell.
Page 30: Geryon (Canto 17)
Page 45: Punishing the Barrators (Canto 21)
Page 48: Belzcue, Chief Daemon (Canto 21)
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