Charon (3) The Ferryman of the river Acheron in Hell.
Ciacco (5) A notorious glutton: his name means "the hog."
Cleopatra (5) Queen of Egypt; mistress of Caesar and Mark Antony.
Dido (5) Queen of Carthage. She was Aeneas' lover.
Diomede (26) Companion of Ulysses in his last voyage.
Donati family (28) A politically powerful family who caused the split in the political parties.
Erichtho (9) Sorceress who conjured Virgil's spirit to help Dante.
Farinata (10) A prominent leader of the Ghibelline party who defeated Dante's party.
Francesca da Rimini (5) Lover of Paolo whose brother slew them in the act of adultery.
Frederick II, Emperor (10) Attempted to unite Italy and Sicily.
Geri del Bello (29) Cousin to Dante whose murder was not avenged.
Geryon (17) A monster who represents fraud.
Gianni Schicchi (3) Aided a member of the Donati family in falsifying a will.
Harpies (13) In mythology, birds with the faces of women.
Jason (28) Leader of the Argonauts in their quest for the Golden Fleece.
Judas Iscariot (34) One of the twelve disciples. He betrayed Jesus.
Mahomet (28) Founder of the Islamic religion.
Malabranche (21) Demons who punish the barrators. The name means "evil-claws."
