Canto XVIII

Descendeth weary, whence he started swiftly, Thorough a hundred circles, and alights Far from his master, sullen and disdainful; Even thus did Geryon place us on the bottom, Close to the bases of the rough-hewn rock, And being disencumbered of our persons, He sped away as arrow from the string. 250

The Eighth Circle: Malebolge⁠—The fraudulent⁠—The First Bolgia: seducers and panders⁠—Venedico Caccianimico⁠—Jason⁠—The Second Bolgia: flatterers⁠—Allessio Interminelli⁠—ThaĆÆs.

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