Meditation #7 - How to escape the Grip of the Sirens
Ancient World14 Nov 2021

Meditation #7 - How to escape the Grip of the Sirens

In the second Dream of the Purgatory, Dante is giving us a practical suggestion as to how we could escape the temptations and being in the thrall of the destructive Sirens. He then sums it all up in one verse line.

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