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Minos: Legendary King of Crete who occupies the threshold of the Second Circle and assigns places to the damned
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Francesca and Paolo: Adulterous couple killed by Francesca’s husband, Gianciotto da Verruchio
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As Dante descends from the First Circle, he finds that the Second Circle holds greater woe. As he goes further down into Hell, he finds those guilty of the sin of...
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