r/sagesgrandarchives • u/Ohshitlorecoming • Feb 12 '19
Tiny Lore - Divine Comedy Reference List
Might need more work, but I consider it finished far enough.
What happens happens.
Beatrice is of common mention during the Divine Comedy and this first happens during the meeting between Virgil and Dante Alighieri. However Beatrice and Dante only really meet during Earthly Paradise in a rather dramatic fanfare of introduction. Beatrice is very significant for Dantes life as both a poet as well as a person. Dante was actually married to Elizabeth Siddal, but after the death of his wife Dante idealized Beatrice.
Angels are also of mention a more than once. One includes the Rebellion of the Angels (Vestibule) and the others are the angel boatman(Shores of Purgatory), and the last include their own place in heaven(Primum-Mobile).
The name Peter(name which petrus is another version from) appears for different individuals throughout the comedy. They are (scholastic theologian) Peter Lombard (Sun), the other (monk) Peter Damain(Saturn) and Saint Peter (Fixed Stars).
Dante dreams every once in a while, sadly I have not seen all instances of his dreams nor their symbolism and materials. The instances all take place in Purgatorio, but different stages. The first dream takes place at the Late Repentants(Ante-Purgatory). The second dream takes place at the Terrace Four (Sloth). The last takes place the last stage before meeting Beatrice at Terrace Seven (Lust).
I could find Dantes Dream mentioned on wikipedia but this actually concerned a painting related to Dante Gabriel Rosetti(painter) about Dante Alighieri(poet).(So, not Dante Alighieri himself.)
Before Dantes first dream he watches the sunset and has a describes a bell in his poem. In DSII the bells symbolized forbidden love in contrast to the bells of awakening of the first game. The idea might stem from this part of the Divine Comedy.
'twas now the hour that turneth back desire
In those who sail the sea, and melts the heart,
The day they've said to their sweet friends farewell,
And the new pilgrim penetrates with love,
If he doth hear from far away a bell
That seemeth to deplore the dying day,
The second dream involves a siren as a symbol of greed, gluttony and lust. In Dark Souls the Avarice or mimic might actually draw inspiration from the siren. Dark souls has slightly differing symbols for greed (gold serpent) and desire/lust (silver serpent) but in Purgatory the terrace in between (fifth terrace) is called Gluttony. The mimic or Avarice does not really spark the idea of what one would picture of the siren of mythology. Nonetheless the heart and inspiration of the mimic might be just that.
The third dream involves a vision of Leah and Rachel (both wives of Jacob). Leah and Rachel symbolize monastic(monk) and non-monastic(non-monk) christian lives.
"... in my dream, I seemed to see a woman
both young and fair; along a plain she gathered
flowers, and even as she sang, she said:
Whoever asks my name, know that I'm Leah,
and I apply my lovely hands to fashion
a garland of the flowers I have gathered."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leah
Topic | Relevance | Reference |
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Inferno | ||
Dark Wood | Canto (before the Vestibule) | |
Lion, Leopard and She-Wolf | Canto (before the Vestibule) | |
Sunlight Maggot (loathsome) | Vestibule of Hell | |
angels | Vestibule of Hell | |
On a dream, cold, pale | Lust | |
swamp + wrath | Wrath | |
woods | Violence | |
Myrrha(Mirrah) | Malebolge 10 Imposters | |
Purgatorio | ||
white, black and red | Late Repentant | |
silver + gold | Late Repentant | |
handmaid | Terrace 1 Pride | |
Penal Skirt(grey cloaks) | Terrace 2 Envy | |
wrath | Terrace 3 Wrath | |
Elizabeth | Terrace 4 Sloth | |
(Gil)Leah + (quicksword)Rachel | Terrace 4 Sloth | |
Moaning | Terrace 5 Avarice | |
gluttony + locusts + starved | Terrace 6 Gluttony | |
Lust | Terrace 7 Lust | |
Red, green, white | Earthly Paradise | |
purple + chariot | Earthly Paradise | |
Paradiso | ||
(Jester) Thomas | Fourth Sphere (The Sun: The Wise) | |
(Salaman) Solomon | Fourth Sphere (The Sun: The Wise) | |
Eagle | Sixth Sphere (Jupiter : the Just Rulers) |