Golden Orb Spider by calico_jester

Photography • Creatures • posted on Jun 24, 2017

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Canto II On the evening of Good Friday, Dante is following Virgil but hesitates; Virgil explains how he has been sent by Beatrice, the symbol of Divine Love. Beatrice has been sent with prayers from the Virgin Mary (symbolic of compassion) and of Saint Lucia (symbolic of illuminating Grace). Rachel, symbolic of the contemplative life, also appears in the heavenly scene recounted by Virgil. The two of them then begin their journey to the underworld. "Abandon all hope, ye who enter here." This female Golden Orb spider weaves herself into the center of her universe, patiently awaiting a visitor.