In his short invocation, he mentions two others who have gone before him, Aeneas and St. Instead, he turns to the classical Muses, to Genius, and to Memory. In later parts, the Purgatorio and the Paradiso, Dante will invoke Christian deities to help him, but here he does not invoke them concerning Hell. Dante is reassured and tells Virgil to lead on and he will follow.Īs noted in the last Analysis, this is the introduction to the Inferno. Virgil tells Dante to have courage always because the three ladies of Heaven - Virgin Mary, St. Virgil says that Beatrice wept as she pleaded, and Virgil eagerly obeyed her instructions and rescued Dante, so they are ready to begin their journey. Lucia, sent Beatrice to instruct Virgil to help Dante rediscover the "Right Path" from the Dark Woods. Virgil relates how the Virgin Mary's messenger, St. Virgil reproves Dante for being afraid and assures him that there is great concern for him among angelic spirits, mainly Beatrice, Dante's beloved, who is now in Heaven. Paul, made the journey, and he feels unworthy to be included in this noble group: "I am not Aeneas, nor am I Paul," and Dante is apprehensive. But Dante wonders if he is truly worthy to make the journey: He recalls that Aeneas, and also St. It is now the evening of Good Friday, as the two poets approach the entrance to Hell.
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