John Patrick Shanley's " Savage in Limbo " is set in a 1980s Bronx bar called ' Scales ' where the frustrated characters feel they are unable to move.

On the other hand, the statement " A bridge crosses the Styx at Limbo " has the same form, but while in the first case we understand a real bridge in the real world made of stone or brick, what " existence " would mean in the second case is less clear.

* In Dante Alighieri's Inferno ( which is part of the Divine Comedy series ), Hector and his family are placed in Limbo, the outer circle wherein the virtuous non-Christians dwell.

He wrote and performed " My Love is a Rebel " on the soundtrack of Limbo, starring Barry Bostwick.

In the theology of the Catholic Church, Limbo ( Latin limbus, edge or boundary, referring to the " edge " of Hell ) is a speculative idea about the afterlife condition of those who die in Original Sin without being assigned to the Hell of the Damned.

Limbo is not an official doctrine of the Catholic Church or any other Christian denomination.

The " Limbo of the Patriarchs " or " Limbo of the Fathers " ( Latin limbus patrum ) is seen as the temporary state of those who, in spite of the personal sins they may have committed, died in the friendship of God, but could not enter Heaven until redemption by Jesus Christ made it possible.

And like other religious concepts, that of the Limbo of the Patriarchs is not spelled out in Scripture, but is seen by some as implicit in various references.

The doctrine expressed by the term " Limbo of the Fathers " was taught, for instance, by Clement of Alexandria, who maintained: " It is not right that these should be condemned without trial, and that those alone who lived after the coming ( of Christ ) should have the advantage of the divine righteousness.

The Limbo of Infants ( Latin limbus infantium or limbus puerorum ) is a hypothesis about the permanent status of the unbaptized who die in infancy, too young to have committed personal sins, but not having been freed from original sin.

Since at least the time of Augustine, theologians, considering baptism to be necessary for the salvation of those to whom it can be administered, have debated the fate of unbaptized innocents, and the theory of the Limbo of Infants is one of the hypotheses that have been formulated as a proposed solution.

If heaven is a state of supernatural happiness and union with God, and hell is understood as a state of torture and separation from God then, in this view, the Limbo of Infants, although technically part of hell ( the outermost part, " limbo " meaning " outer edge " or " hem ") is seen as a sort of intermediate state.

* One of Nobel Prize-winning poet Seamus Heaney's best known works is titled Limbo.

* In the Artemis Fowl series, " Limbo " is the timeless plane of existence where demons live.

* In the film Inception, Limbo is a deep subconscious level, far beyond false awakening, and a state in which the characters may be trapped indefinitely.

Limbo is a major plot point in the film.

* In the final episode of the BBC time travel / cop show Ashes to Ashes ( Series 3, Episode 8 ), it is revealed that the world that Alex Drake awoke to after being shot, which Sam Tyler described and that other major characters inhabit, is a kind of Limbo, one seemingly specifically for members of the police force, who had died in violent or sudden ways, with Gene Hunt taking on a role similar to that of a Psychopomp or Charon of Greek mythology, helping " the troubled souls of Her Majesty's Constabulary " accept their deaths and move on to Heaven.

* In the Dante's Inferno video game, Limbo is portrayed as a chaotic landscape watched over by Minos and inhabited by unbaptized infants with sickles for hands.

In the anime based on the video game however, Limbo is shown as a peaceful part of Hell where the shades of historical pagans debate with one another in philosophical matters.

Despite popular opinion, Limbo, which was elaborated upon by theologians beginning in the Middle Ages, never entered into the teaching of the Roman Catholic Church, yet, at times, the church incorporated the theory in its ordinary belief.

Some who hold this theory regard the Limbo of Infants as a state of maximum natural happiness, others as one of " mildest punishment " consisting at least of privation of the beatific vision and of any hope of obtaining it.

This theory was associated with but independent of the term " Limbo of Infants ", which was forged about the year 1300.

" After tracing the history of the various opinions that have been and are held on the eternal fate of unbaptized infants, including that connected with the theory of the Limbo of Infants, and after examining the theological arguments, the document stated its conclusion as follows:

It remains therefore a possible theological hypothesis " ( second preliminary paragraph ); and in paragraph 41 it repeats that the theory of Limbo " remains a possible theological opinion ".

In it, Leucius and Charinus, the two souls raised from the dead after the Crucifixion, relate to the Sanhedrin the circumstances of Christ's descent to Limbo.

In it, Leucius and Charinus, the two souls raised from the dead after the Crucifixion, relate to the Sanhedrin the circumstances of the descent of Christ to Limbo.

In Christ in Limbo ( Pinacoteca, Siena ), an atypically represented topic, Christ sways in contraposto as he enters a netherworld of ruins and souls.

The Silver Surfer discovers that Volx has actually been driven insane by an empathic link to Wraithworld in Limbo-and when the Annihilators arrive there, the team is horrified to find out that after generations in Limbo, the surviving Dire Wraiths are a disease-ridden, half-starved people in constant anguish: " even our souls are worn thin ", and anyone strong is abducted into servitude by Immortus.

* Limbo, the temporary status of the souls of good persons who died but did not go to Heaven

Like other religious terms, such as " Trinity ", the term " Limbo " does not appear in the Bible.

Neither the Eastern Orthodox Church nor Protestantism accepts the concept of a limbo of infants ; but, while not using the expression " Limbo of the Patriarchs ", the Eastern Orthodox Church lays much stress on the resurrected Christ's action of liberating Adam and Eve and other righteous figures of the Old Testament, such as Abraham and David, from Hades ( see Harrowing of Hell ).

Dante placed Seneca in the First Circle of Hell, or Limbo, a place of perfect natural happiness where virtuous non-Christians such as the ancient philosophers had to stay for eternity, due to their lack of the justifying grace ( given only by Christ ) required to go to heaven.

Cliff is best known among mainstream audiences for songs such as " The Harder They Come ," " Sitting in Limbo ", " You Can Get It If You Really Want " and " Many Rivers to Cross " from the soundtrack to The Harder They Come, which helped popularize reggae across the world ; and his covers of Cat Stevens ' " Wild World " and Johnny Nash's " I Can See Clearly Now " from the film Cool Runnings.

CSP was highly influential in the design of the occam programming language, and also influenced the design of programming languages such as Limbo and Go.

Toward this end, Vogue extended coverage to include East Village boutiques such as Limbo on St. Mark's Place as well as featuring " downtown " personalities such as Warhol " Superstar " Jane Holzer's favorite haunts. Vogue also continued making household names out of models, a practice that continued with Suzy Parker, Twiggy, Jean Shrimpton, Lauren Hutton, Veruschka, Marisa Berenson, Penelope Tree, and others.

Nevertheless, many casual games and indie games have been developed and many have become popular and successful, such as Braid, Limbo, or Minecraft.

Other blocks, such as " Limbo " and " Bionix ", have been created for the specific purpose of designating programming intended for older or specific audiences.

* Limbo-" Limbo " was YTV's first block for teenagers and featured programming such as Daria, Stressed Eric, Home Movies, Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married and Downtown.

The Champs also had success with instrumentals such as " Limbo Rock " and " La Cucaracha ".

Some songs such as " Limbo Rock " were credited under the pseudonym of Jon Sheldon.

* Limbo: Dark dimension filled with vampires and were-things, such as werewolves, werebears, weresnakes, and weretigers.