The opening poem of the Comedy is in some ways a metaphor for the whole work of three Volumes, with the journey through Hell, Purgatory and Paradise. 
 
These lines describes the concept of the hill (mount purgatory) and the rays of light, from Paradise: 
 
I raised my head and saw the hilltop shawled 
in morning rays of light sent from the planet 
that leads men straight ahead on every road. 
 
Canto I, verse 16-18

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Episode 35 - Inferno, Canto 2

The Ancient World Podcast is about the deep Treasures of the Past, the Greek Tradition, the Biblical Stories, the Roman Empire and the Great Rebirth of the Florentine Renaissance. Enjoy!