I'm very confused over Dante's writings and how they fit within the time period of this section of literature in comparison to what we've been reading. We have been reading religious Christian-based literature, with a slight hit at the theme of a mystical realm. In Dante, we seem to have brought the whole Greek and Roman beliefs back and inserted them in Hell. I understand the given presence of people, to believe the Homer, Achilles, and Dido were all people that actually existed and thus belong a place somewhere is understandable. What does throw me off is the presence of centaurs and harpies. In this highly Christian oriented religious time, is it justified for Dante to bring in these seemingly fictional Greek characters? Even with the constant supernatural beliefs I this might be a stretch.
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