Brother Parvus revises his cosmology:
the Wersgorix inhabit the Third Heaven;
scriptural references to "...the four corners of the world..." (p. 35) mean a cubical universe, not Earth;
he has already started applying the word "planet" to Terra;
the blessed must dwell beyond the cosmic cube;
Brantithar's references to a molten Terrestrial core fit with "...prophetic visions of hell." (ibid.)
(Dante places Hell in the Terrestrial center whereas Milton locates it at the bottom of Chaos:
As far removed from God and light of Heaven
As from the centre thrice to the utmost pole.
-copied from here.)
In the attached image, the three heavens are the atmosphere, space and what we would call "Heaven."
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Kaor, Paul!
And I read, enjoyed, pondered on, and wrote about Dante's DIVINE COMEDY far more than I did Milton's PARADISE LOST. Regrettably, I consider Milton's poem to be mostly heavy, ponderous, and tedious to read.
I have no less than three different translations of Dante's DIVINE COMEDY.
Sean
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