Hell on Quaoar by Robert Sheckley. Short summary

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An expedition member discovers Hell on the planet. To prevent the man from giving away his location, Satan gives him a beautiful wife. He knows that she will betray the man and is happy about it in advance.

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A scientific expedition from Earth is to arrive on the planet Kwawar. Its task is to make the planet suitable for human life. The first representative of the expedition, Johnson, arrives on the planet.

He inspects the planet and unexpectedly finds a door. Johnson is surprised — how could it be on a planet that has never been visited by humans before?

He opens the door and sees a man. He explains that he is Satan and that the door is the entrance to Hell. The inhabitants of the Underworld did not have time to move to another planet before the expedition arrived.

Satan decided not to kill Johnson so as not to incur the wrath of God. He gave the man Helena the Beautiful for his silence.

He explained to the servant that he wanted to have Satanic fun. He would revive Paris, who would seek out Helen and seduce her again. And Johnson will suffer a lifetime of betrayal by his beloved wife.