Posts tagged Griffin

PURGATORIO, Episode 246. Asleep In Eden: PURGATORIO, Canto XXXII, Lines 49 - 69

The griffin pulls the chariot (or cart) up to the denuded tree in the Garden of Eden. As the pole gets attached to the tree, the tree itself regenerates . . . and our pilgrim, Dante, falls asleep. The mysteries deepen in this passage before the final apocalyptic vision of PURGATORIO, giving the reader a clue into the complexities that lie just ahead.

Mark ScarbroughMarch 1, 2026The Garden of Eden, The Earthly Paradise, Purgatorio XXXII, Purgatorio, Purgatory, GriffinComment

PURGATORIO, Episode 241. Beatrice And The Griffin: PURGATORIO, Canto XXXI, Lines 112 - 126

Beatrice and the griffin: they’re deeply connected, so much so that its true nature is only found in the reflection in her eyes. Yet both have a complex, even ambiguous symbolism that may make them both the allegories of more than one concept. They both are double-natured in their own ways.

Mark ScarbroughFebruary 11, 2026Purgatorio XXXI, Purgatorio, Purgatory, Beatrice, Griffin, The Earthly Paradise, The Garden of Eden, RevelationComment