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a note on "virgil" vs. "vergil"
In [[Dante]]'s classic ''[[The Divine Comedy]]'', it is Virgil who as the noble [[pagan]] and symbol of wisdom who is the man to lead him through the lower levels of his journey, showing the respect that he still had in European culture over 1000 years after his death.
In [[Dante]]'s classic ''[[The Divine Comedy]]'', it is Virgil who as the noble [[pagan]] and symbol of wisdom who is the man to lead him through the lower levels of his journey, showing the respect that he still had in European culture over 1000 years after his death.
Although Virgil's Latin name (nomen) was "Vergilius", it is nonetheless commonly rendered in English as "Virgil", with the second vowel an "i". This is often attributed to a desire in the [[Middle Ages]] to associate Virgil with the Latin "virga", "wand", thereby reinforcing belief in his prophetic powers. The more straightforward spelling "Vergil" also remains in common English usage.
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