Dante takes the character of Minos both from the Aeneid and from ancient mythology. By placing a pagan god in a Christian view of the afterlife, Dante once again demonstrates that has no problem with mixing vastly different traditions. The punishment of the Lustful is fitting: Those who were obsessed with the stimulation of the flesh in life now have their nerves unceasingly stimulated by the tempest. They are also prone and in the dark, …
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…Those that are now being punished will then receive perfect (read: more painful) punishment. A fundamental characteristic of Dante's afterlife--Hell, Purgator! y, and Heaven--is that the life of every soul is perfected, whether in pleasure or in pain. This is why the punishment of each group of souls in Inferno is the extreme fulfillment of their sins on earth. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** Dante takes the character of Minos both from the Aeneid and from ancient mythology