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  1. May 2019
    1. isle of Lemmos

      1.Lemnos is an island in the northern Aegean Sea. The people of Lemnos are called Lemnians, but the island's first inhabitants were the Thracian Sinties or Sintians, who some say were the same as the Saii who lived in Samos in earlier times and also held the adjacent mainland. 2.Reference the Isle of Lemmos due to Virgil telli g the story of Jason as he passed the isle of lemmos on his journey, deceiving those around.

      1. http://www.maicar.com/GML/Lemnos.html
    2. Venèdico Caccianimico art;
      1. Is a sinner in the eighth circle of hell because of fraud, pandered his sister Ghisolbella into doing sexual favors for Marquis. A Guelf leader of Bologna, who was the political head of several cities, Venedico is rumoured to have curried favor with the Marquis of Este by subjecting his sister, Ghisolabella, to the man's lascivious desires.

      2. Dante recognizes him as they lock eyes and he names him as Venedico Caccianimico

      3. http://www.worldofdante.org/pop_up_query.php?dbid=P286

    3. “Art thou that Virgil, then, that fountain-head

      Virgil is pagan soul of hell and purgatory not allowed to enter paradise.

      Virgil in Dante's inferno is sent by Beatrice to serve as Dante's guide. Guided Dante through hell and purgatory.