Sphere of Jupiter
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The Sphere of Jupiter is the heavenly realm in Dante Alighieri’s Paradiso where just and righteous rulers reside, symbolizing divine justice.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
celestial sphere
ⓘ
fictional location ⓘ heavenly realm ⓘ location in literature ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Divine Comedy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paradiso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
justice
ⓘ
righteous rulers ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | unjust rulers on Earth ⓘ |
| cosmologicalOrder | Ptolemaic system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Dante Alighieri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictedAs |
eagle-shaped constellation of souls
ⓘ
luminous souls forming letters ⓘ |
| describedIn | Paradiso, Cantos 18–20 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethicalCategory | cardinal virtue of justice ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceDate | early 14th century ⓘ |
| followsInParadiso | Sphere of Saturn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formsPartOf | medieval Christian cosmology ⓘ |
| governingPlanet | Jupiter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| guidesPresent | Beatrice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasForm | eagle of lights ⓘ |
| inhabitants |
just rulers
ⓘ
righteous rulers ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Italian ⓘ |
| levelOfBeatitude | high but not ultimate ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | allegory ⓘ |
| locatedInFictionalUniverse | Dante’s cosmology ⓘ |
| medium | epic poem ⓘ |
| messageSpelledOut | DILIGITE IUSTITIAM QUI IUDICATIS TERRAM ⓘ |
| moralTheme |
justice
ⓘ
right use of temporal power ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | exemplify just rulers rewarded in heaven ⓘ |
| notableInhabitants |
Constantine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
David NERFINISHED ⓘ Hezekiah NERFINISHED ⓘ Trajan NERFINISHED ⓘ William II of Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Divine Comedy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paradiso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInParadiso | sixth heaven ⓘ |
| precedesInParadiso | Sphere of Mars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionContext | Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceOfQuote | Book of Wisdom 1:1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
divine justice
ⓘ
just rule ⓘ righteous governance ⓘ |
| ultimateDestinationOfPilgrim | Empyrean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.