Inferno VIII – Crossing the Styx – indrasmusings

In Canto VIII of Inferno Dante and Virgil are ferried by the boatsman Phlegyas across the river Styx. The pilgrim and his guide are now in the fifth circle of hell where the wrathful reside. And indeed, it does not take long before the travelers get into a violent argument with the shade of the…

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Mutilated Sowers of Discord Ninth Bolgia Inferno Canto 28

6 What event occurs in Canto VIII that stalls Dantes journey through Hell a The

by Gustave after Dore

Inferno, Canto 28 : Mutilated sowers of discord in the ninth bolgia, illustration from The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1885 (digitally coloured

Image of Inferno, Canto 3 : The doomed souls embarking to cross by Dore, Gustave (1832-83)

Hand Painted Oil Painting Reproduction by Gustave Dore

The Inferno, Canto 28, lines 116-119: By the hair It bore the sever'd member, lantern-wise Pendent in hand, which look'd at us and said, Woe's me!

File:Inferno Canto 8 lines 39-41.jpg - Wikimedia Commons

Dante Divina Commedia - Hell - fifth circle - Phlegyas ferries Dante and Virgil across the Styx, among the damned of the swamp - Canto VIII - illustration by Gustave Dorè Stock Photo - Alamy

The Divine Comedy: Inferno 2 Crossing with Charon – The Eclectic Light Company

The Divine Comedy: Inferno 2 Crossing with Charon – The Eclectic Light Company

Inferno – Canto 8