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divine comedy 17 Geryon. The Violent against Art. Usurers. Descent into the Abyss of Malebolge.

"Behold the monster with the pointed tail,

Who cleaves the hills, and breaketh walls and weapons,

Behold him who infecteth all the world."

Thus unto me my Guide began to say,

And beckoned him that he should come to shore,

Near to the confine of the trodden marble;

And that uncleanly image of deceit

Came up and thrust ashore its head and bust,

But on the border did not drag its tail.

The face was as the face of a just man,

Its semblance outwardly was so benign,

And of a serpent all the trunk beside.

Two paws it had, hairy unto the armpits;

The back, and breast, and both the sides it had

Depicted o'er with nooses and with shields.

With colours more, groundwork or broidery

Never in cloth did Tartars make nor Turks,

Nor were such tissues by Arachne laid.

As sometimes wherries lie upon the shore,

That part are in the water, part on land;

And as among the guzzling Germans there,

The beaver plants himself to wage his war;

So that vile monster lay upon the border,

Which is of stone, and shutteth in the sand.

His tail was wholly quivering in the void,

Contorting upwards the envenomed fork,

That in the guise of scorpion armed its point.

The Guide said: "Now perforce must turn aside

Our way a little, even to that beast

Malevolent, that yonder coucheth him."

We therefore on the right side descended,

And made ten steps upon the outer verge,

Completely to avoid the sand and flame;

And after we are come to him, I see

A little farther off upon the sand

A people sitting near the hollow place.

Then said to me the Master: "So that full

Experience of this round thou bear away,

Now go and see what their condition is.

There let thy conversation be concise;

Till thou returnest I will speak with him,

That he concede to us his stalwart shoulders."

Thus farther still upon the outermost
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Head of that seventh circle all alone

I went, where sat the melancholy folk.

Out of their eyes was gushing forth their woe;

This way, that way, they helped them with their hands


Now from the flames and now from the hot soil.

Not otherwise in summer do the dogs,

Now with the foot, now with the muzzle, when

By fleas, or flies, or gadflies, they are bitten.

When I had turned mine eyes upon the faces

Of some, on whom the dolorous fire is falling,

Not one of them I knew; but I perceived

That from the neck of each there hung a pouch,

Which certain colour had, and certain blazon;

And thereupon it seems their eyes are feeding.

And as I gazing round me come among them,

Upon a yellow pouch I azure saw

That had the face and posture of a lion.

Proceeding then the current of my sight,

Another of them saw I, red as blood,

Display a goose more white than butter is.

And one, who with an azure sow and gravid

Emblazoned had his little pouch of white,

Said unto me: "What dost thou in this moat?

Now get thee gone; and since thou'rt still alive,

Know that a neighbour of mine, Vitaliano,

Will have his seat here on my left-hand side.

A Paduan am I with these Florentines;

Full many a time they thunder in mine ears,

Exclaiming, 'Come the sovereign cavalier,

He who shall bring the satchel with three goats;'"

Then twisted he his mouth, and forth he thrust

His tongue, like to an ox that licks its nose.

And fearing lest my longer stay might vex

Him who had warned me not to tarry long,

Backward I turned me from those weary souls.

I found my Guide, who had already mounted

Upon the back of that wild animal,

And said to me: "Now be both strong and bold.

Now we descend by stairways such as these;

Mount thou in front, for I will be midway,

So that the tail may have no power to harm thee."

Such as he is who has so near the ague

Of quartan that his nails are blue already,

And trembles all, but looking at the shade;

Even such became I at those proffered words;

But shame in me his menaces produced,

Which maketh servant strong before good master.

I seated me upon those monstrous shoulders;

I wished to say, and yet the voice came not

As I believed, "Take heed that thou embrace me."

But he, who other times had rescued me

In other peril, soon as I had mounted,

Within his arms encircled and sustained me,

And said: "Now, Geryon, bestir thyself;

The circles large, and the descent be little;

Think of the novel burden which thou hast."

Even as the little vessel shoves from shore,

Backward, still backward, so he thence withdrew;

And when he wholly felt himself afloat,

There where his breast had been he turned his tail,

And that extended like an eel he moved,

And with his paws drew to himself the air.

A greater fear I do not think there was

What time abandoned Phaeton the reins,

Whereby the heavens, as still appears, were scorched;

Nor when the wretched Icarus his flanks

Felt stripped of feathers by the melting wax,

His father crying, "An ill way thou takest!"

Than was my own, when I perceived myself

On all sides in the air, and saw extinguished

The sight of everything but of the monster.

Onward he goeth, swimming slowly, slowly;

Wheels and descends, but I perceive it only

By wind upon my face and from below.

I heard already on the right the whirlpool

Making a horrible crashing under us;

Whence I thrust out my head with eyes cast downward.

Then was I still more fearful of the abyss;

Because I fires beheld, and heard laments,

Whereat I, trembling, all the closer cling.

I saw then, for before I had not seen it,

The turning and descending, by great horrors

That were approaching upon divers sides.

As falcon who has long been on the wing,

Who, without seeing either lure or bird,

Maketh the falconer say, "Ah me, thou stoopest,"

Descendeth weary, whence he started swiftly,

Thorough a hundred circles, and alights

Far from his master, sullen and disdainful;

Even thus did Geryon place us on the bottom,

Close to the bases of the rough-hewn rock,

And being disencumbered of our persons,

He sped away as arrow from the string.

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99 Chapter 32/33 St. Bernard points out the Saints in the White Rose.Prayer to the Virgin. The Threefold Circle of the Trinity. Mystery of the Divine and Human Nature
98 Chapter 31 The Glory of Paradise. Departure of Beatrice. St. Bernard.
97 Chapter 30 The Tenth Heaven, or Empyrean. The River of Light. The Two Courts of Heaven. The White Rose of Paradise. The great Throne.
96 Chapter 29 Beatrice's Discourse of the Creation of the Angels, and of the Fall of Lucifer. Her Reproof of Foolish and Avaricious Preachers.
95 Chapter 28 God and the Angelic Hierarchies.
94 Chapter 27 St. Peter's reproof of bad Popes. The Ascent to the Ninth Heaven, the 'Primum Mobile.'
93 Chapter 26 St. John examines Dante on Charity. Dante's Sight. Adam.
92 Chapter 25 The Laurel Crown. St. James examines Dante on Hope. Dante's Blindness.
91 Chapter 24 The Radiant Wheel. St. Peter examines Dante on Faith.
90 Chapter 23 The Triumph of Christ. The Virgin Mary. The Apostles. Gabriel.
89 Chapter 22 St. Benedict. His Lamentation over the Corruption of Monks. The Eighth Heaven, the Fixed Stars.
88 Chapter 21 The Seventh Heaven, Saturn: The Contemplative. The Celestial Stairway. St. Peter Damiano. His Invectives against the Luxury of the Prelates.
87 Chapter 20 The Eagle praises the Righteous Kings of old. Benevolence of the Divine Will.
86 Chapter 19 The Eagle discourses of Salvation, Faith, and Virtue. Condemnation of the vile Kings of A.D. 1300.
85 Chapter 18 The Sixth Heaven, Jupiter: Righteous Kings and Rulers. The Celestial Eagle. Dante's Invectives against ecclesiastical Avarice.
84 Chapter 17 Cacciaguida's Prophecy of Dante's Banishment.
82 Chapter 15 Cacciaguida. Florence in the Olden Time.
81 Chapter 14 The Third Circle. Discourse on the Resurrection of the Flesh. The Fifth Heaven, Mars: Martyrs and Crusaders who died fighting for the true Faith. The Celestial Cross.
80 Chapter 13 Of the Wisdom of Solomon. St. Thomas reproaches Dante's Judgement.
79 Chapter 12 St. Buonaventura recounts the Life of St. Dominic. Lament over the State of the Franciscan Order. The Second Circle.
78 Chapter 11 St. Thomas recounts the Life of St. Francis. Lament over the State of the Dominican Order
77 Chapter 10 The Fourth Heaven, the Sun: Theologians and Fathers of the Church. The First Circle. St. Thomas of Aquinas.
76 Chapter 9 Cunizza da Romano, Folco of Marseilles, and Rahab. Neglect of the Holy Land.
75 Chapter 8 Ascent to the Third Heaven, Venus: Lovers. Charles Martel. Discourse on diverse Natures.
74 Chapter 7 Beatrice's Discourse of the Crucifixion, the Incarnation, the Immortality of the Soul, and the Resurrection of the Body.
73 Chapter 6 Justinian. The Roman Eagle. The Empire. Romeo.
72 Chapter 5 Discourse of Beatrice on Vows and Compensations. Ascent to the Second Heaven, Mercury: Spirits who for the Love of Fame achieved great Deeds.
71 Chapter 4 Questionings of the Soul and of Broken Vows.
70 Chapter 3 Piccarda Donati and the Empress Constance.
69 Chapter 2 The First Heaven, the Moon: Spirits who, having taken Sacred Vows, were forced to violate them. The Lunar Spots.
68 Part 3 Paradiso Chapter 1 The Ascent to the First Heaven. The Sphere of Fire.
67 Chapter 33 Lament over the State of the Church. Final Reproaches of Beatrice. The River Eunoe.
66 Chapter 32 The Tree of Knowledge. Allegory of the Chariot.
65 Chapter 31 Reproaches of Beatrice and Confession of Dante. The Passage of Lethe. The Seven Virtues. The Griffon.
64 Chapter 30 Virgil's Departure. Beatrice. Dante's Shame.
63 Chapter 29 The Triumph of the Church.
62 Chapter 28 The River Lethe. Matilda. The Nature of the Terrestrial Paradise.
61 Chapter 27 The Wall of Fire and the Angel of God. Dante's Sleep upon the Stairway, and his Dream of Leah and Rachel. Arrival at the Terrestrial Paradise.
60 Chapter 26 Sodomites. Guido Guinicelli and Arnaldo Daniello.
59 Chapter 25 Discourse of Statius on Generation. The Seventh Circle: The Wanton.
58 Chapter 24 Buonagiunta da Lucca. Pope Martin IV, and others. Inquiry into the State of Poetry.
57 Chapter 23 Forese. Reproof of immodest Florentine Women.
56 Chapter 22 Statius' Denunciation of Avarice. The Sixth Circle: The Gluttonous. The Mystic Tree.
55 Chapter 21 The Poet Statius. Praise of Virgil.
54 Chapter 20 Hugh Capet. Corruption of the French Crown. Prophecy of the Abduction of Pope Boniface VIII and the Sacrilege of Philip the Fair. The Earthquake.
53 Chapter 19 Dante's Dream of the Siren. The Fifth Circle: The Avaricious and Prodigal. Pope Adrian V.
52 Chapter 18 Virgil further discourses of Love and Free Will. The Abbot of San Zeno.
51 Chapter 17 Dante's Dream of Anger. The Fourth Circle: The Slothful. Virgil's Discourse of Love.
50 Chapter 16 Marco Lombardo. Lament over the State of the World.
49 Chapter 15 The Third Circle: The Irascible. Dante's Visions. The Smoke.
48 Chapter 14 Guido del Duca and Renier da Calboli. Cities of the Arno Valley. Denunciation of Stubbornness.
47 Chapter 13 The Second Circle: The Envious. Sapia of Siena.
46 Chapter 12 The Sculptures on the Pavement. Ascent to the Second Circle.
44 Chapter 10 The Needle's Eye. The First Circle: The Proud. The Sculptures on the Wall.
43 Chapter 9 Dante's Dream of the Eagle. The Gate of Purgatory and the Angel. Seven P's. The Keys.
42 Chapter 8 The Guardian Angels and the Serpent. Nino di Gallura. The Three Stars. Currado Malaspina.
41 Chapter 7 The Valley of Flowers. Negligent Princes.
40 Chapter 6 Dante's Inquiry on Prayers for the Dead. Sordello. Italy.
39 Chapter 5 Those who died by Violence, but repentant. Buonconte di Monfeltro. La Pia.
38 Chapter 4 Farther Ascent. Nature of the Mountain. The Negligent, who postponed Repentance till the last Hour. Belacqua.
37 Chapter 3 Discourse on the Limits of Reason. The Foot of the Mountain. Those who died in Contumacy of Holy Church. Manfredi.
36 Chapter 2 The Celestial Pilot. Casella. The Departure.
35 Part 2 Purgatorio Chapter 1 The Shores of Purgatory. The Four Stars. Cato of Utica. The Rush.
34 Fourth Division of the Ninth Circle, the Judecca: Traitors to their Lords and Benefactors. Lucifer, Judas Iscariot, Brutus, and Cassius. The Chasm of Lethe. The Ascent.
33 Count Ugolino and the Archbishop Ruggieri. The Death of Count Ugolino's Sons. Third Division of the Ninth Circle, Ptolomaea: Traitors to their Friends. Friar Alberigo, Branco d' Oria.
32 The Ninth Circle: Traitors. The Frozen Lake of Cocytus. First Division, Caina: Traitors to their Kindred. Camicion de' Pazzi.
31 The Giants, Nimrod, Ephialtes, and Antaeus. Descent to Cocytus.
30 Other Falsifiers or Forgers. Gianni Schicchi, Myrrha, Adam of Brescia, Potiphar's Wife, and Sinon of Troy.
29 Geri del Bello. The Tenth Bolgia: Alchemists. Griffolino d' Arezzo and Capocchino.
28 The Ninth Bolgia: Schismatics. Mahomet and Ali. Pier da Medicina, Curio, Mosca, and Bertrand de Born.
27 Guido da Montefeltro. His deception by Pope Boniface VIII.
26 The Eighth Bolgia: Evil Counsellors. Ulysses and Diomed. Ulysses' Last Voyage.
25 Vanni Fucci's Punishment. Agnello Brunelleschi, Buoso degli Abati, Puccio Sciancato, Cianfa de' Donati, and Guercio Cavalcanti.
24 The Seventh Bolgia: Thieves. Vanni Fucci. Serpents.
23 Escape from the Malabranche. The Sixth Bolgia: Hypocrites. Catalano and Loderingo. Caiaphas.
22 Ciampolo, Friar Gomita, and Michael Zanche. The Malabranche quarrel.
21 The Fifth Bolgia: Peculators. The Elder of Santa Zita. Malacoda and other Devils.
20 The Fourth Bolgia: Soothsayers. Amphiaraus, Tiresias, Aruns, Manto, Eryphylus, Michael Scott, Guido Bonatti, and Asdente. Virgil reproaches Dante's Pity. Mantua's Foundation.
19 The Third Bolgia: Simoniacs. Pope Nicholas III. Dante's Reproof of corrupt Prelates.
18 The Eighth Circle, Malebolge: The Fraudulent and the Malicious. The First Bolgia: Seducers and Panders. Venedico Caccianimico. Jason. The Second Bolgia: Flatterers. Allessio Interminelli. Thais.
17 Geryon. The Violent against Art. Usurers. Descent into the Abyss of Malebolge.
16 Guidoguerra, Aldobrandi, and Rusticucci. Cataract of the River of Blood.
15 The Violent against Nature. Brunetto Latini.
14 The Sand Waste and the Rain of Fire. The Violent against God. Capaneus. The Statue of Time, and the Four Infernal Rivers.
13 The Wood of Thorns. The Harpies. The Violent against themselves. Suicides. Pier della Vigna. Lano and Jacopo da Sant' Andrea.
12 The Minotaur. The Seventh Circle: The Violent. The River Phlegethon. The Violent against their Neighbours. The Centaurs. Tyrants.
11 The Broken Rocks. Pope Anastasius. General Description of the Inferno and its Divisions.
10 Farinata and Cavalcante de' Cavalcanti. Discourse on the Knowledge of the Damned.
9 The Furies and Medusa. The Angel. The City of Dis. The Sixth Circle: Heresiarchs.
8 Phlegyas. Philippo Argenti. The Gate of the City of Dis.
7 The Fourth Circle: The Avaricious and the Prodigal. Plutus. Fortune and her Wheel. The Fifth Circle: The Irascible and the Sullen. Styx.
6 The Third Circle: The Gluttonous. Cerberus. The Eternal Rain. Ciacco. Florence.
5 The Second Circle: The Wanton. Minos. The Infernal Hurricane. Francesca da Rimini.
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3 The Gate of Hell. The Inefficient or Indifferent. Pope Celestine V. The Shores of Acheron. Charon. The Earthquake and the Swoon.
2 The Descent. Dante's Protest and Virgil's Appeal. The Intercession of the Three Ladies Benedight.
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