# Solomon — The Divine Comedy character guide

> Solomon in The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0081-canto-x

## Who they are

Biblical king who speaks on the resurrection in the Heaven of the Sun.

## In the story

### [Canto X: The Sun's Sphere of Theologians](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_divine_comedy_se/chapters/canto-x)

Referred to as the fifth light, the fairest among them, possessing deep knowledge.

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

Mentioned as the king who asked for wisdom, not for speculative knowledge, but for regal prudence.

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