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Dante and Beatrice enter the Eighth Sphere of Heaven or Fixed Stars in the constellation of Gemini. Here, the poet and his guide see the Virgin Mary and other Biblical saints including the apostles of Peter, John and James who test Dante on faith, love and hope.
After ascending through the sphere of fire believed to exist in the earth's upper atmosphere (Canto I), Beatrice guides Dante through the nine celestial spheres of Heaven, to the Empyrean, which is the abode of God.
Beatrice guides Dante successively through the nine spheres, each of which carries a heavenly body which orbits the earth: in succession they include the Moon, Mercury, Venus, Sun, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and Fixed Stars.
he is accompanied by beatrice, identified as dante's love of life beatrice portinari (1266-1290) who guides him through the 9 spheres of heaven.
Beatrice, who symbolizes Dante’s ideal woman and who had previously accompanied him through the past part of Purgatory, here accompanies him as he journeys through the nine levels or spheres of Heaven, which are represented by various celestial bodies.
Here, Dante meets those who are inconstant in their vows, including his friend’s sister Piccarda, and considers with Beatrice a number of doubts, including how souls are both within different hierarchical spheres in heaven while also being together with God in the Empyrean.
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May 6, 2023 · The Nine Spheres of Heaven were described by the Italian poet Dante Alighieri in Dante’s Paradiso, the final part of the ‘Divine Comedy’ trilogy. Dante’s ‘Paradiso’ begins after Dante completes his journey through the nine Circles of Hell to the peak of Purgatory.
