# Nietzsche — The Inferno character guide

> Nietzsche in The Inferno by August Strindberg.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0015-xii-pilgrimage-and-penance

## Who they are

Philosopher whose ideas on suffering and power are debated.

## In the story

### [XIII: The Deliverer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_inferno_se/chapters/xiii-the-deliverer)

Mentioned as the herald of the Superman, a rod of chastisement prematurely used and cast into the fire.

### [Whither?](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_inferno_se/chapters/xv-whither)

Referenced indirectly through the concept of the Superman, which Sar Peladan embodies.

## Links

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