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===Cacciaguida===
===Cacciaguida===
In the sphere of Mars, Dante encounters the soul of Cacciaguida, a distant ancestor of his. This encounter lasts for three cantos, and is notable for being the point where Dante is given the task of writing the Comedy itself when he returns to earth.
In the sphere of Mars, Dante encounters the soul of Cacciaguida, a distant ancestor of his. This encounter lasts for three cantos, and is notable for being the point where Dante is given the task of writing the Comedy itself when he returns to earth.
===The Eagle of Jupiter===
In the Heaven of Jupiter, instead of being approached by individual souls, Dante sees all the souls of the righteous rulers grouped together in the shape of an [[eagle]] (the emblem of the Roman Empire). All the rulers speak to him with one voice, lamenting how the kings and emperors of the current time revere their virtuous forebears, but do not heed their example. In the eagle's eye is [[David]], considered the greatest ruler, and around the eye are five others, including [[Trajan]], [[Constantine|Constantine the Great]], [[Titus]] and [[William the Good]].
== Ending ==
== Ending ==