Charon ferries Dante and Virgil Whole folio Inferno Canto III. Text. Dante and Virgil approach the river Acheron; Charon raises an oar against a group

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Charon ferries Dante and Virgil Whole folio Inferno Canto III. Text. Dante and Virgil approach the river Acheron; Charon raises an oar against a group of souls; Charon ferries souls; Charon ferries Dante and Virgil; a monk Image taken from Divine Comedy. Originally published in Italy Tuscany; 1442-1450. Author Dante Alighieri, Illustrated by Priamo della Quercia.

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