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What does the She-Wolf represent?
Incontinence (lack of self-restraint)
What does the Leopard represent
Malice
What does the Lion represent?
Violence and ambition
Role of neutrals outside of hell
They were either unbaptized or never exposed to Christ, a place void of punishment but unlike purgatario they cannot purge sins and earn a place in heaven.
What is the punishment in Circle 1
They have no hope as they are absent from God
Two notable sinners from the first circle
Homer, Horace
King Minos’s role in Circle 2
He judges souls and coils his tail to symbolize the circle they will land in
Explain the punishment in circle 2
Circling hell as carnal souls
Briefly summarize the story of Francesca and Paola. What circle are they in?
Francesca kissed the brother of Giovanni, her arranged husband, after reading of an extramarital affair in the tale of Guinevere and Lancelot.
What is the sin being punished in circle 3
Gluttory
Explain the difference between the Cerberus of classical mythology and Dante’s description.
Dante: Ceberus guards the 3rd circle of Hell and is used for punishment for gluttony.
Greek: Guards Hell and keeps souls away from escaping
Why is Plutus the monster that does not matter
He lacks power and though he rules the underworld, satan actually held power
What does the phrase “Pape Satan Pape Satan, Allepe” mean and who says it?
Plutus says it. Its meaning is not fully known, Virgil calls it “demonic gibberish” when it is uttered by Nimrod later
Notable sinner from circle 4
the clergymen
Appearance of the river styx
a muddy marsh that bubbles and is rocky
What does dis mean?
Satan
What is the role of Phlegyras?
Boatman of the Styx
Explain the Furies
The furies are symbols of Eternal Remorse. They are wild females with hydras at the waste and snakes in the hair
Who opens the doors to Dis
An angel of heaven
What sin is punished in circle 6?
Heresy
What is the Epicurean heresy
Denial of eternal life due to Epicurus’s pursuit of happiness in life
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