PRESENTATION OUTLINE
The term "Limbo" comes from the Latin term "limbus" which translates to the "edge" or "boundary".
Virgil informs him that this circle, which contains the souls of those who led virtuous lives but either were born before the advent of Christianity (and thus could not properly honor god) or were never baptized
Limbo is on the outer boundary of hell, just across the river Acheron. Dante arrives at the after boarding Charon and taking control of an Asterian beast. On the opposite side of the Citadel of Limbo is the Serpentine king Minos.
Virgil himself resides here, and has been given only a brief leave to guide Dante. The souls in Limbo greet Virgil as a fellow poet. Virgil introduces the greatest poets of antiquity: Homer, Horace, Ovid, and Lucan.
Virgil himself resides here, and has been given only a brief leave to guide Dante. The souls in Limbo greet Virgil as a fellow poet. Virgil introduces the greatest poets of antiquity: Homer, Horace, Ovid, and Lucan.
Noah, Moses, and others were given permission to leave limbo for heaven. Christ granted those souls amnesty when he descended into hell during the time between his death and resurrection commonly known as the harrowing of hell
Noah, Moses, and others were given permission to leave limbo for heaven. Christ granted those souls amnesty when he descended into hell during the time between his death and resurrection commonly known as the harrowing of hell
