Real
polonium
The river Po is mentioned in Inferno XX as the point where the Mincio (Governolo) flows into it, marking the plain near Mantua.
Description
In the twentieth canto of the Inferno, Dante explicitly places the Po in the stretch where the Mincio empties into it, near Governolo, thereby identifying the river as the boundary of the Mantuan plain. The verse serves as a topographical anchor, indicating the mouth of the Mincio into the Po as a recognizable geographical landmark. Such an indication serves to pinpoint precisely the scene that takes place in the first bolgia of the eighth circle, where diviners and magicians are punished.
In the text
Linked verses
1 verses| Cantica | Canto | Verso | Testo | Open verse |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inferno | Canto XX | 78 | fino a Governol, dove cade in Po. | Open verse |