Question

Dante the Pilgrim compares himself with which figures? Select all that apply.

Answer 1

i thing the answer is aeneas and the apostle john

Answer 2

The correct answer and the figures with whom the Pilgrim compares himself are B) the Apostle Paul and D) Aeneas.

In Canto II, the Pilgrim compares himself with these figures because they are the only mortal men that had undertaken the same journey. Aeneas was the hero of Virgilio's "Aeneid" and guided by Sybil goes to Hades (Hell) and later to Paradise. Apostle Paul also took this same journey. When compared to them, Dante thePilgrim is afraid and exposes his doubts to Virgil.