Monthly Archives: November 2017

https://pixabay.com/en/broken-bridge-adventure-danger-666180/ *** MALEBOLGE *** The 10 Malebolge These are 10 evil pockets Punish simple fraud *** NOTE: Circle 8 punishes those unrepentant sinners who committed simple fraud against those to whom they did not have a special obligation of being … Continue reading →

https://pixabay.com/en/icarus-italy-forli-2453926/ *** Dante fears to fly Remembers Phaëton’s death And Icarus’ fall *** NOTE: Geryon flies Dante and Virgil down to Circle 8 of the Inferno. Dante is afraid despite Virgil’s presence. Phaëton drove his immortal father’s Sun-chariot across the … Continue reading →

Engraver: Auguste Doré *** Fraudster Geryon This monster makes the world stink Seems honest; is not *** NOTE: Geryon has the face of an honest man, but he has the tail of a stinging scorpion. This monster appears to be … Continue reading →

https://pixabay.com/en/fourth-of-july-4th-of-july-2454956/ *** Dante meets three sinners Respect-worthy sodomites They were patriots *** NOTE: The three sodomites are Guido Guerra, Tegghiaio Aldobrandi, and Jacopo Rusticucci. They were patriots who loved and cared about the city of Florence. *** https://davidbruceblog.wordpress.com/2017/01/15/dantes-inferno-canto-16-retelling-the-violent-against-nature-continued/ *** LULU … Continue reading →

https://pixabay.com/en/statue-louvre-paris-aeneas-534340/ *** VIRGIL’S SPECIAL POWERS *** Has enormous strength — Virgil has special powers — and knows Dante’s thoughts *** NOTE: Virgil also always knows what time it is and the location of planets and other Heavenly objects although it … Continue reading →

https://pixabay.com/en/niagara-cases-water-waterfall-218591/ *** Sound of waterfall Virgil throws down Dante’s belt It is a signal *** NOTE: Dante’s belt is a cord much like the Franciscans wore. By throwing Dante’s belt into the abyss the waterfall is pouring into, Virgil is … Continue reading →

https://pixabay.com/en/runners-male-sport-run-athlete-373099/ *** Sodomites condemned To run without stopping in the burning desert *** NOTE: Sodomites who stop running for even a moment must lie on the hot sand for a hundred years without being able to brush the falling flames … Continue reading →