Real
Sile
A Venetian river mentioned by Dante in the Paradiso (IX, 49) alongside the Cagnan, near Treviso, as the boundary of his native territory.
Description
In the ninth canto of the Paradiso, Dante names the Sile alongside the Cagnan, indicating the point where the two waterways meet near Treviso. The mention serves the poet to geographically delimit his place of origin, evoking his native territory with a precise and concise reference to the river. It is a real river of the Venetian plain, which Dante inserts in the verse as an element of topographical identification of his land.
In the text
Linked verses
1 verses| Cantica | Canto | Verso | Testo | Open verse |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paradise | Canto IX | 49 | e dove Sile e Cagnan s’accompagna, | Open verse |