In Relation to Wilstach

• Dante states he gathers up the leaves “by kindred love compell’d”
• The sand is compared to “such burning sans the fearless Roman trod”
• Ammon referenced instead of Alexander
• “Till num’rous hands upturn’d the flagrant soil” –hands instead of feet
• “Thus the red tempest overheard descends” color red, strong storm imagery
• “Ten thousand hands the clinging plague repel” focus on numerical value
• Lots of emphasis on how the giant is surrounded by flame
• “Ev’n here, enwomb’s within the flaming deep” reference to the womb and reproduction/different stage of life outside of the standard human experience on Earth
• The “Chief” is mentioned as a solo unit: “Singly he dar’d the pow’r of Heaven blaspheme”
• “Gloomy wood” -portrayed in a slightly negative light, despite offering Dante protection
• Reference to “Naiads” rather than “sinful women”
• Stream is described to be “winding thro’ rifted rocks” -surroundings seem more sharp and violent and the path it follows is less clear
• “Sacred springs and solemn umbrage spread” -This in reference to the mountain Ida, the foliage is described using peaceful and neutral language
• The statue is said to turn its back on the river Nile, opposed to “Damietta” as it is written in the other translations
• Statue’s head is golden, neck and breast are made of silver, ribs/chest are made of brass, and limbs are made of steel
• Virgil appears to be guiding Dante to leave the wood with much more haste

In Relation to Langdon

• “Round the gloomy verge” forest once again referred to with a reference to “gloom”
• “Swelling flood” implies the presence of a large river/great amount of water
• “Wave” also implies a larger body of water

In Relation to Arndt

• Refers to “Vesuvius” rather than “Vulcan”
• “Ancient Ida rais’d her hallow’d head” -mountain portrayed as holy