Filippo Argenti
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Filippo Argenti a citizen of Florence
, was a member of the Cavicciuoli branch of the Adimari family. Filippo's children were: Giovanni Argenti & Salvatore Argenti. Salvatore travelled to Spain and first was established in Barcelona and his descendents in Valencia, where his grandson Salvatore was established in the small village of Navarres and the surname changed as Argente.
The Adimari family were part of the Black Guelph
political faction.
Filippo is reputed to have received the nickname "Argenti" by having his horse shod with silver. The Firenze's storia talks about his silver hair.
Filippo Argenti appears as a character in the fifth circle of Hell in the Inferno
, the first part of Dante
's Divine Comedy. Filippo is among the wrathful in the river Styx
, and accosts Dante as the latter crosses the Styx. Filippo is then torn into pieces by the other wrathful in the river Styx after this encounter with Dante and Virgil
.
Early commentators recount various incidents to explain the antipathy between Dante and Filippo:
Florence
Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....
, was a member of the Cavicciuoli branch of the Adimari family. Filippo's children were: Giovanni Argenti & Salvatore Argenti. Salvatore travelled to Spain and first was established in Barcelona and his descendents in Valencia, where his grandson Salvatore was established in the small village of Navarres and the surname changed as Argente.
The Adimari family were part of the Black Guelph
Guelphs and Ghibellines
The Guelphs and Ghibellines were factions supporting the Pope and the Holy Roman Emperor, respectively, in central and northern Italy. During the 12th and 13th centuries, the split between these two parties was a particularly important aspect of the internal policy of the Italian city-states...
political faction.
Filippo is reputed to have received the nickname "Argenti" by having his horse shod with silver. The Firenze's storia talks about his silver hair.
Filippo Argenti appears as a character in the fifth circle of Hell in the Inferno
Inferno (Dante)
Inferno is the first part of Dante Alighieri's 14th-century epic poem Divine Comedy. It is followed by Purgatorio and Paradiso. It is an allegory telling of the journey of Dante through what is largely the medieval concept of Hell, guided by the Roman poet Virgil. In the poem, Hell is depicted as...
, the first part of Dante
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's Divine Comedy. Filippo is among the wrathful in the river Styx
Styx (mythology)
The Styx is a river in Greek mythology that formed the boundary between Earth and the Underworld . It circles the Underworld nine times...
, and accosts Dante as the latter crosses the Styx. Filippo is then torn into pieces by the other wrathful in the river Styx after this encounter with Dante and Virgil
Virgil
Publius Vergilius Maro, usually called Virgil or Vergil in English , was an ancient Roman poet of the Augustan period. He is known for three major works of Latin literature, the Eclogues , the Georgics, and the epic Aeneid...
.
Early commentators recount various incidents to explain the antipathy between Dante and Filippo:
- Filippo once slapped Dante,
- Filippo's brother had taken Dante's possessions after Dante's exile from Florence,
- Filippo's family had opposed Dante's return from exile