Question

virgil is an appropriate guide for dante at the beginning of the divine comedy because he _____. select all that apply. is a pagan is dante's mentor knows the way to paradise describes hell in the aeneid

Answer 1

- is Dante's mentor

- describes Hell in The Aeneid

Step-by-step explanation:

Epic poets traditionally call on the Muses—patron goddesses of the arts—for inspiration. Dante, a Christian, cannot appeal to pagan gods but employs the Latin poet Virgil as guide.

Virgil is suited to guide Dante through Hell, for he described the underworld in Book 6 of the Aeneid.

Answer 2

Virgil is an appropriate guide for Dante at the beginning of "The Divine Comedy" because he is Dante's mentor and describes hell in the Aeneid. When Dante enters Hell he is guided through the underworld by Virgil, who was a Roman Poet. Virgil wrote a heroic poem called "The Aeneid" in which talks about the descend into hell. Therefore by describing his poem and his work, Virgil works as Dante's mentor and guide through Hell and is an appropriate character to do so.