COMP LIT 203 Study Guide - Final Guide: Nessus (Mythology), At The Mountains Of Madness, Shoggoth
30 Oct 2014
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Inferno by dante, written in italian, 1314 ad, still poetry, christian work, a. Divine comedy : -geryon: the massive serpent-like monster that transports dante and. Virgil from the seventh to the eighth circle of hell: -minotaur: circle 7, clearly underscores the bestial rage of the hybrid creature. At the site of dante and virgil, the minotaur bites himself, and his frenzied bucking--set off by virgil"s mention of the monster"s executioner--allows the travelers to proceed unharmed. Almost everything about the minotaur"s story--from his creation to his demise-- contains some form of violence: -centaurs: nessus = the centaur (half man and half horse) who carries. Dante through the first ring of the seventh circle of hell. The rest of the centaurs don"t help: -chiron: charon - a figure that dante appropriates from greek mythology, charon is an old man who ferries souls across the river. Acheron to hell: -nimrod: according to the biblical account, people in the region ruled by.
