Real
Aegina
Aegina is mentioned in Inferno XXIX in the context of the simile of the plague that struck the island, with its people entirely infirm.
Description
In the verse Inferno XXIX 59, Dante mentions Aegina within a simile that compares the condition of the band of alchemists to the people of the island, once struck by a plague that had left them infirm. The Dantean text recalls only this circumstance, tied to Greek mythological tradition, without further specifications regarding the geographical location or the history of the island, which are left to the reader's knowledge.
In the text
Linked verses
1 verses| Cantica | Canto | Verso | Testo | Open verse |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inferno | Canto XXIX | 59 | fosse in Egina il popol tutto infermo, | Open verse |