Sphere of Mars
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The Sphere of Mars is the celestial realm in Dante Alighieri’s Paradiso where the souls of holy warriors and martyrs reside, symbolizing courage and militant faith.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
afterlife realm in literature
ⓘ
celestial sphere ⓘ |
| appearsInCanto |
Paradiso Canto 14
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paradiso Canto 15 NERFINISHED ⓘ Paradiso Canto 16 NERFINISHED ⓘ Paradiso Canto 17 NERFINISHED ⓘ Paradiso Canto 18 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Christian martyrs
ⓘ
holy warriors ⓘ planet Mars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
Sphere of Saturn
ⓘ
Sphere of Venus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cosmologicalModel | geocentric Ptolemaic system ⓘ |
| creator | Dante Alighieri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| DanteGuide |
Beatrice
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cacciaguida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts | history of Christian warfare ⓘ |
| follows | Sphere of the Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| functionInNarrative |
exemplification of virtuous warfare
ⓘ
revelation of Dante’s ancestry ⓘ |
| governingVirtue | fortitude ⓘ |
| inhabitants |
souls of holy warriors
ⓘ
souls of martyrs ⓘ |
| languageOfEncounter | Latin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimarySource | Italian ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | medieval Christian epic ⓘ |
| locatedInFictionalCosmos | Dante’s Ptolemaic universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| moralCategory | active life of Christian heroism ⓘ |
| movement | harmonious celestial music ⓘ |
| notableSoul |
Cacciaguida degli Elisei
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charlemagne NERFINISHED ⓘ Godfrey of Bouillon NERFINISHED ⓘ Joshua NERFINISHED ⓘ Roland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orderInHeaven | fifth sphere ⓘ |
| partOf |
Divine Comedy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paradiso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedes | Sphere of Jupiter ⓘ |
| primarySource | Paradiso by Dante Alighieri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
courage
ⓘ
holy warfare in defense of the faith ⓘ militant faith ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
divine providence in history
ⓘ
sacrifice for the faith ⓘ |
| timeOfCompositionContext | early 14th century Italy ⓘ |
| visionForm | luminous cross of souls ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.