Muses the nine goddesses who preside over literature and the arts and sciences.
father of Sylvius Aeneas.
Apostolate the office, duties, or peroid of activity of an apostle.
Aeneas hero of the Aeneid, written by Virgil.
Paul St. Paul; (original name Saul) died c. 67 a.d.; a Jew of Tarsus who became the Apostle of Christianity to the Gentiles; author of several letters in the New Testament.
Limbo in some Christian theologies, the eternal abode or state, neither Heaven nor Hell, of the souls of infants or others dying in original sin but free of grievous personal sin; or, before the coming of Christ.
Seraphim any of the highest order of angels, above the cherubim.
Lady in Heaven Virgin Mary.
Lucia St. Lucia, messenger of the Virgin Mary, patron saint of eyesight; here, represents Divine Light.
Rachel an Old Testament figure; here, she is said to represent Contemplative Life.
Beatrice Dante’s childhood and lifelong love and future guide through Paradise.
