Marinus was a Greek philosopher, mathematician and rhetorician. He succeeded Proclus as the head of Academy at Athens. He was a Neoplatonist which means he believe happiness could be reached here on the land of the living without having to wait on the afterlife. Unfortunately only remannts of his work remain which include a biography of Proclus which was the main source of information for the latters life. The most fascinating thing for me was an astronomical piece depicting information and discussing the Milky Way our home galaxy. In short from what little exists out there of Marinus we see a philosopher and an astronomer who documented the life of those around him instead of his own dedicating himself to his work in philosophy.

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Wikipedia contributors. “Marinus of Neapolis.” Wikipedia, 15 Mar. 2024, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marinus_of_Neapolis.

Marinus of Neapolis. www.hellenicaworld.com/Greece/Person/en/MarinusOfNeapolis.html#google_vignette.

Plato was a follower of the teachings of his profesor Socrates who then went on to teach the great Aristotle. He then became the founder of the academy that would go on to teach other great philosophers like Marius. His most famous piece of literature is a wark called "The Republic" which details the creation of a society run by a philosopher In which he divides the world into 2 realms, the visible and the intelligible which is a very fascinating concept to think about and an appropriate way to see the world we live in. Plato also became famous for believing that all truth, understanding and beauty comes from what he refers to as "The Ideal".

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“The Republic: Full Work Summary | SparkNotes.” SparkNotes, www.sparknotes.com/philosophy/republic/summary.

Meinwald, Constance C. “Plato | Life, Philosophy, and Works.” Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Feb. 2024, www.britannica.com/biography/Plato.

This line from the inferno is a line that is drowned in controversy from many online discussion as to what it actually translates to. The most common interpretation I have seen in my search is it translates to Father Satan, however wether it is being said in a way of pleading or crying out to is still a mystery. In my eyes I believe it does translate to Father Satan as its spelling aligns itself with a latin translation to the word "Pater", which to me shares a connection with the way it is written in "Inferno" here, thus I believe it to like an ovation to Satan himself like we are praying to god.

In Hoc SignoIn Hoc Signo                      33022 silver badges1111 bronze badges, et al. “What Did Dante Mean by ‘Papè Satan, Papè Satan Aleppe’ in the Inferno?” Literature Stack Exchange, 1 Aug. 1966, literature.stackexchange.com/questions/15637/what-did-dante-mean-by-pap%C3%A8-satan-pap%C3%A8-satan-aleppe-in-the-inferno.

The phrase "Fair Lady" has many meanings in different ways it is used. Sometimes it can be referring to the persons love interest and sometimes can be used to describe the lady you are talking to as mature or fair. In the context of this book I believe it to be the ladder of the 2 since he is a guest at their house and thus wants to treat her with the respect she deserves thus the use of the phrase "Fair Lady" in this context. Another interesting thing about the phrase "Fair Lady" is that it went on to become famous as the name for a musical titled "My Fair Lady" written by Frederick Loewe and Alan Jay Lerner adopted from Bernard Shaws Pygmalion.

Loewe, Frederick, and Alan  Jay Lerner. My Fair Lady, amuse.vic.edu.au/images/files/EXTRA/MFL_vocalscore.pdf. Accessed 8 Mar. 2024.

All I can think of when reading this passage of the poem is how similar of a description of the sins that lead to a place called Hell to the religion of christianity. They mention the sins of Lust, Wrath and Avarice are what lead to Hell in the Indian Religion which also coincide with 3 of the 7 deadly sins in Christianity. This is really fascinating to me as some religions share the same core concepts just with different deities whom they worship.

Source (What are the 7 deadly sins [In Christianity]?) https://www.bibleinfo.com/en/questions/what-are-seven-deadly-sins

This verse to me is all about providing a guide to the reader own how one should go about living a life alone. Its use of words describes the drive a person has to have while also being humble about their goals. This style of writing reminds me of a poet called Rumi who's Persian whom has written poems in a similar sort of style to this verse from this poem encouraging the reader to be the best version of themselves and providing a guide on how to achieve it. However the main difference is that Rumi's style is right in the readers face addressing them but this does not address the reader directly instead it's more of a guide and a description on how one should live.

Source (Rumi's Dessert): https://medium.com/@arihonarvar/beyond-right-doing-and-wrong-doing-cb6eddbcc7e4#:~:text=3-,Out%20beyond%20ideas%20of%20wrongdoing%20and,there%20is%20a%20field.