# Ripheus — The Divine Comedy character guide

> Ripheus in The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the Trojan Ripheus

**First appearance:** 0091-canto-xx

## Who they are

Trojan hero saved by grace, appears in the Heaven of Jupiter.

## In the story

### [Canto XX: The Righteous Kings and the Mystery of Grace](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_divine_comedy_se/chapters/canto-xx)

The Trojan Ripheus is the fifth holy light on the Eagle's brow, saved by grace and faith in Christ before His coming.

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