# Adam — The Divine Comedy character guide

> Adam in The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Master Adam

**First appearance:** 0096-canto-xxv

## Who they are

First man, appears in the Heaven of the Fixed Stars.

## In the story

### [Canto XXX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_divine_comedy_se/chapters/canto-xxx)

Master Adam, a counterfeiter, describes his punishment of dropsy and unquenchable thirst, recalling his crime of debasing the florin at Romena and naming his accomplices Guido, Alessandro, and their brother.

### [Canto XIII: The Wisdom of Solomon and the Nature of Creation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_divine_comedy_se/chapters/canto-xiii)

Referenced as the first father, created perfect by God.

### [Canto XXVI: St. John Examines Dante on Charity](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_divine_comedy_se/chapters/canto-xxvi)

Adam appears as the fourth light and speaks to Dante about his life in Eden, the Fall, and the evolution of language.

### [Canto XXXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_divine_comedy_se/chapters/canto-xxxii)

Identified as the father of the human race, seated near Mary on the left.

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_divine_comedy_se/characters/adam
- Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_divine_comedy_se
- All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_divine_comedy_se/characters