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  2. Dante (name) - Wikipedia

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    Dante is an Italian given name and surname. Etymologically , it is short for an old given name, Durante , and was first made popular by the Italian poet Dante Alighieri , whose real name was Durante.

  3. Dante Alighieri - Wikipedia

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    By this meaning of the word, as Dante himself allegedly wrote in a letter to Cangrande, the progression of the pilgrimage from Hell to Paradise is the paradigmatic expression of comedy, since the work begins with the pilgrim's moral confusion and ends with the vision of God.

  4. List of Latin phrases (V) - Wikipedia

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    Authored by Dante Alighieri in Canto XXXIV of the Inferno, the phrase is an allusion to and play upon the Latin Easter hymn Vexilla Regis. The phrase is repeatedly referenced in the works of Walter M. Miller, Jr. vi coactus: under constraint: A legal phrase regarding contracts that indicates agreement made under duress. vi et animo: with heart ...

  5. List of biblical names - Wikipedia

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    Names play a variety of roles in the Bible. They sometimes relate to the nominee's role in a biblical narrative , as in the case of Nabal , a foolish man whose name means "fool". [ 1 ] Names in the Bible can represent human hopes, divine revelations , or are used to illustrate prophecies .

  6. Dante (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Dante (name), a given name and surname, including a list of people and fictional characters with the name; Dante (comedian) (Jay Dante Rusciolelli, born 1970) Dante (footballer) (Dante Bonfim Costa Santos, born 1983) Bernabe Buscayno (fl. 1960–1976), or Kumander Dante, founder of the New People's Army in the Philippines

  7. Paradiso (Dante) - Wikipedia

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    Paradiso (Italian: [paraˈdiːzo]; Italian for "Paradise" or "Heaven") is the third and final part of Dante's Divine Comedy, following the Inferno and the Purgatorio.It is an allegory telling of Dante's journey through Heaven, guided by Beatrice, who symbolises theology.

  8. Beatrice (given name) - Wikipedia

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    Dante presents Beatrice as being worthy of speaking for God, making her a holy individual. [3] The name is rising in popularity in the United Kingdom. It is also gaining popularity in the United States, where it ranked as the 597th most popular name for baby girls born in 2023. In 2009, it was the 45th most common baby name for girls born in ...

  9. Erichtho - Wikipedia

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    Erichtho is mentioned by name in Dante Alighieri's work Inferno. Erichtho is also mentioned by name in the first book of Dante Alighieri 's Divine Comedy , Inferno : in Canto IX, Dante and Virgil are initially denied access to the gates of Dis, and so Dante, doubting his guide and hoping for confirmation, asks Virgil if he has ever travelled to ...