# Count Ugolino — The Divine Comedy character guide

> Count Ugolino in The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Ugolino, Count Ugolino della Gherardesca

**First appearance:** 0034-canto-xxxii

## Who they are

Traitor frozen in Cocytus, who gnaws on Archbishop Ruggieri's skull.

## Relationships

### [Sordello](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_divine_comedy_se/characters/sordello)

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Count Ugolino and Sordello are both souls in Purgatory, with Ugolino representing tragic suffering.

## In the story

### [Canto XXXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_divine_comedy_se/chapters/canto-xxxii)

Seen in the final scene, frozen in one hole with Archbishop Ruggieri, gnawing on his skull in eternal hatred.

### [Canto XXXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_divine_comedy_se/chapters/canto-xxxiii)

Narrates his tragic story of betrayal and starvation, gnawing on the skull of Archbishop Ruggieri.

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