Sphere of the Moon
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Sphere of the Moon is the lowest celestial heaven in Dante Alighieri’s Paradiso, where souls who failed to keep their vows reside.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
afterlife realm
ⓘ
celestial sphere ⓘ fictional location ⓘ literary setting ⓘ |
| above | Earthly realm ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Paradiso, Canto II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paradiso, Canto III NERFINISHED ⓘ Paradiso, Canto IV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
difference of glory among the blessed
ⓘ
free will and external compulsion ⓘ |
| associatedVirtue | obedience to vows (imperfectly realized) ⓘ |
| associatedWith | the Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Italian ⓘ |
| below | Sphere of Mercury ⓘ |
| cosmologicalModel | Ptolemaic geocentric system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedBy | Dante Alighieri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| doctrineExplainedBy | Beatrice’s discourse on vows ⓘ |
| entryCondition | having made vows not fully kept ⓘ |
| eschatologicalRole | illustration of graded heavenly happiness ⓘ |
| firstEncounteredBlessedSoul |
Empress Constance
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Piccarda Donati NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreContext | medieval Christian epic poetry ⓘ |
| guidingFigure | Beatrice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy |
souls impeded from fulfilling vows
ⓘ
souls who failed to keep their vows ⓘ |
| lightSource | reflected light from the Sun ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Dante’s Empyrean-centered universe ⓘ |
| moralCategory | defect in constancy ⓘ |
| movementType | circular motion around the Earth ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | Dante’s first experience of the celestial heavens ⓘ |
| partOf |
Dante’s cosmos
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Divine Comedy NERFINISHED ⓘ Paradiso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perceivedAs | faint, pearly radiance ⓘ |
| perceivedByDante | as spots on the Moon explained allegorically ⓘ |
| philosophicalDiscussion |
apparent inequality among the blessed
ⓘ
nature of substances and accidents ⓘ |
| positionInCosmos | lowest celestial heaven ⓘ |
| reasonForDefect | coercion or external force ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Catholic theology ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
inconstancy
ⓘ
instability of human vows ⓘ mutability ⓘ |
| textualLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| theologicalStatus |
lowest degree of beatitude
ⓘ
state of blessedness ⓘ |
| visitedBy | Dante (pilgrim) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workComposedInCentury | 14th century ⓘ |
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