Book Title: Dante's Inferno; Translated by the Rev. Henry Francis Cary, M.A. from the original of Dante Alighieri, and illustrated with the designs of M. Gustave Doré.

Author: Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321

Image Title: Antaeus Brings Dante and Virgil to the Ninth Circle

Description: The giant Antaeus, not bound by chains like his brethren since he was not born until after the conflict between the gods of Olympus and the giants of Chaos, lifts Dante and Virgil down to the ninth and final circle of Inferno. He sets them on the shore of the frozen Lake Cocytus. This piece is unsigned by both the artist and engraver.

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