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| 1. | The sounds heard in Limbo |
| 2. | One of the subjects discussed by Virgil and Dante |
| 3. | This circle has ten sections e.g. flatterers, fortune tellers, and thieves |
| 4. | One of the great poets Dante meets in Limbo |
| 5. | The poem asserts this as one of its themes |
| 9. | The ninth circle composed of ice |
| 10. | Dwell in the river of Styx |
| 11. | Represents violence |
| 13. | Those who committed suicide |
| 14. | Those who would incite war; tyrants |
| 17. | Amassed all their wealth for themselves |
| 18. | Those who had not sinned but were born before the time of Christ. |
| 20. | Each individual is created by God; embraced by Dante |
| 21. | Virgil can no longer accompany Dante at this point |
| 22. | Belief that the human soul is formed by sperm and egg |
| 25. | The poem investigates the relationship between the and love for others |
| 28. | Love can be a source of this |
| 30. | Known as "the father of them that know" |
| 31. | Those who gorged themselves in life with food and wine |
| 32. | Belief that all humans share a single soul |
| 35. | Represents malice and fraud |
| 37. | A story in the middle ages which had a good outcome |
| 38. | Considered one of the 4-5 greatest poets in the Western tradition |