Sphere of Venus
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The Sphere of Venus is the third celestial realm in Dante Alighieri’s Paradiso, representing the heaven of lovers whose souls are illuminated by divine love.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
celestial sphere
ⓘ
fictional location ⓘ heavenly realm ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Divine Comedy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paradiso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | planet Venus ⓘ |
| contrastedHeaven |
Sphere of the Moon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sphere of the Sun ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | lust ⓘ |
| cosmologicalSystem | Ptolemaic universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Dante Alighieri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedBy | Dante Alighieri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| epistemicFunction | illustrates harmony of free will and divine providence ⓘ |
| eschatologicalRole | intermediate heaven for blessed souls ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceCentury | 14th century ⓘ |
| follows | Sphere of the Moon ⓘ |
| genreContext | Christian epic poetry ⓘ |
| governedBy | Venus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| guidedBy | Beatrice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| illuminationType | reflected divine light ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aristotelian cosmology
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ptolemaic astronomy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Italian ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Italian medieval literature ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | medieval cosmology and astrology ⓘ |
| moralOrderLevel | lower heaven of Paradiso ⓘ |
| moralQuality | rightly ordered love ⓘ |
| movement | souls appear as lights forming patterns ⓘ |
| notableSoul |
Charles Martel of Anjou
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cunizza da Romano NERFINISHED ⓘ Folco of Marseille NERFINISHED ⓘ Rahab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Divine Comedy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paradiso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInParadiso | third sphere ⓘ |
| precedes | Sphere of the Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Catholic theology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represents | heaven of lovers ⓘ |
| soulsContained |
lovers illuminated by divine love
ⓘ
souls who loved with ardor ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
charity
ⓘ
divine love ⓘ |
| theme |
relationship between earthly and heavenly love
ⓘ
social and dynastic destiny ⓘ |
| virtueEmphasized | love directed toward God ⓘ |
| visitedBy | Dante NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workCantoRange | Paradiso cantos 8–9 ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.