What is Dame Fortune in Dante’s Inferno?

What is Dame Fortune in Dante’s Inferno? Dame Fortune is one of God’s chosen ministers, who doles out luck and misfortune in a preordained manner. The Hoarders and Wasters, however, believed that they could outrun her; thus they believed that they could outrun God. Dante again takes traditional mythological figures and distorts them. Who is … Continue reading What is Dame Fortune in Dante’s Inferno?