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What does the She-Wolf represent?
Incontinence (lack of self-restraint)
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What does the Leopard represent
Malice
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What does the Lion represent?
Violence and ambition
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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.
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What is the punishment in Circle 1
They have no hope as they are absent from God
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Two notable sinners from the first circle
Homer, Horace
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King Minos’s role in Circle 2
He judges souls and coils his tail to symbolize the circle they will land in
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Explain the punishment in circle 2
Circling hell as carnal souls
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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.
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What is the sin being punished in circle 3
Gluttory
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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
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Why is Plutus the monster that does not matter
He lacks power and though he rules the underworld, satan actually held power
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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
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Notable sinner from circle 4
the clergymen
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Appearance of the river styx
a muddy marsh that bubbles and is rocky
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What does dis mean?
Satan
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What is the role of Phlegyras?
Boatman of the Styx
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Explain the Furies
The furies are symbols of Eternal Remorse. They are wild females with hydras at the waste and snakes in the hair
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Who opens the doors to Dis
An angel of heaven
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What sin is punished in circle 6?
Heresy
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What is the Epicurean heresy
Denial of eternal life due to Epicurus’s pursuit of happiness in life