Charon, The Pagan Ferryman Of The Christian Damned: INFERNO, Canto III, Lines 70 - 108

Walking With Dante · Nov 4, 2020 · 27m

We step out of the foyer and enter the second part of Canto III of INFERNO: the part about the storied Charon, the ferryman on Acheronte (or Acheron), as well as the souls waiting to be ferried into hell itself.But before that, a spat between Virgil and our pilgrim. Something is always amiss when you're walking across the universe with your mentor. When the universe is a hierarchy, those on top have to hold their post. And those below have to try to get heard.Join me, Mark Scarbrough, for this deeper look into the hellish landscape. Where else are you going to quarrel, if not on the shores of…