Dante's Inferno | Canto 18 Summary and Analysis
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Venedico Caccianemico: Member of the Guelphs who sold his own sister
Horned Fiends: Those who beat the naked sinners in the Malbowges
Jason: Greek hero who searched for the golden fleece and seduced others
Alessio Interminei: A White Guelph; a flatterer with “slick” manners
Summary
Dante describes the region in Hell called the Malbowges, or Evil Pockets. He explains that this area is made of iron-gray stone and has ten divisions. In the middle of this cone, or narrowing round, is a well. Dante describes how the traffic of the souls in the...
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