The Divine ComedyDante Alighieri

Characters in The Divine Comedy

20 characters, main characters first.

Main characters

Dante Alighieri
The poet himself, cast as the pilgrim-narrator who journeys through Hell, Purgatory and Paradise.

Supporting characters

Virgil
The Roman poet who serves as Dante's guide through Hell and up the mountain of Purgatory.
Lady Beatrice
Lucifer
Odysseus
Gaius Cassius Longinus
Brutus, Marcus Junius
Attila the Hun
Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor
Trajan (emperor)
Cerberus
Roland
Dido of Carthage
Charon (mythology)
Francesca da Rimini
Saul (biblical king)
Judas Iscariot
Achilles
Mary (mother of Jesus)
Julius Caesar (Roman politician)