Dante, Purgatory and Paradise
Eunoe
Eunoe brings remembrance of every good deed, complementing Lethe’s removal of remembrance of offence. The guide says both waters must be tasted for the full effect of their renewal. Dante returns from the holy water like a plant renewed with leaves, made ready to mount towards the stars. The close of Purgatory presents restored strength as preparation for a further journey.
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Principal account
LiteraryEunoe brings remembrance of every good deed, complementing Lethe’s removal of remembrance of offence. The guide says both waters must be tasted for the full effect of their renewal.
Further detail
LiteraryDante returns from the holy water like a plant renewed with leaves, made ready to mount towards the stars. The close of Purgatory presents restored strength as preparation for a further journey.
Context & interpretation
This entry follows Cary’s translation of Dante’s poem. The entry follows the name and function assigned in Dante’s garden; it does not identify Eunoe with an independently located earthly river. Its people and places are presented within the literary vision, with the historical or theological subject distinguished from the role Dante assigns it.
Original passages
Source 1
Purgatory and Paradise: The Vision of Dante
Remembrance back of every good deed doneOpen this page in the book
Passage & edition details
Location recorded at citation review: Dante, Purgatory and Paradise; active reader leaf 174
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- Edition
- IMJ-0119-E001
- Reader page
- IMJ-0119-E001-P0174
- Original scan leaf
- 175
- Recorded leaf number
- 175
- Current Reader position
- 171
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Source 2
Purgatory and Paradise: The Vision of Dante
made apt for mounting to the starsOpen this page in the book
Passage & edition details
Location recorded at citation review: Dante, Purgatory and Paradise; active reader leaf 205
Exact passage checked against active scan text and original-leaf mapping; scan line breaks normalised.
- Edition
- IMJ-0119-E001
- Reader page
- IMJ-0119-E001-P0205
- Original scan leaf
- 206
- Recorded leaf number
- 206
- Current Reader position
- 202
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Literary & Visionary Settings ↗
Dante’s Earthly Paradise
The fragrant forest at the mountain’s summit where memory is renewed.
Shared source pageLethe in Dante’s Garden
The stream that removes remembrance of offence.
Same subject and traditionDante’s Mountain of Purgatory
The mountain where purified desire makes ascent possible.
Same subject and traditionThe Gate of Purgatory
The guarded threshold opened by two different keys.