![]() ![]() In the meantime, Virgil would lead Dante to salvation, but first they must pass through Hell. Virgil informed him that the three beasts were impassible: the she-wolf would reign until the greyhound came and slew her, and restored peace to Italy. Dante was too frightened to continue, and retreated back to the forest, where fortunately he met the shade of Virgil, his literary hero. However, when he tried to climb the hill to reach the brighter regions, he found his way blocked by three savage animals: first a leopard, then a lion, then a she-wolf. Worried and frightened, he was comforted by the sight of a hill, the top of which was sunlit. ![]() Dante recounts that in the middle of his life, he found himself lost in a dark forest, having lost the right path while half asleep. ![]()
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