In Relation to Boyd

• Discussion of leaving the angel behind appears very casual
• Uses Latin term “sitiunt”
• Statius clearly mentions the circle in which he resides and the assumptions Virgil made about him due to this
• “Flaming” is used again to refer to the horn
• The tree seems to be testing them more as it speaks, daring them to take the fruit, providing background to why they may not wish to, but never outright forbidding them

In Relation to Wilstach

• No mention of gold while Satius speaks about his mortal life
• Statius mentions “disdain” for other sects rather than focusing on the positive nature of appreciation

In Relation to Langdon

• Dante refers to the erased mark as a “stroke”, causing the initial mark to appear less permanent
• Statius speaks about the “circle” where he lay, potentially alluding to the circles in the afterlife
• “Courses of the moon” is simplified to “months”
• “Our mortal appetite” -Satius clearly includes himself with this grouping
• “Varius” is referred to rather than “Varro” and Terrence is spelled with two “r’s
• The verse Dante speaks of in Langdon’s translation is replaced by “poetic keenness”
• Fruits are described to “cloak” the tree
• Quality of the water is described, with it being noted as “clear”
• “In the Gospel you have all been shown” –past tense implies all should be fully aware of what the tree is preaching