# Dante — The Genealogy of Morals character guide

> Dante in The Genealogy of Morals by Friedrich Nietzsche.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0055-third-essay

## Who they are

Poet whose Divine Comedy is cited as an example of the ascetic ideal in art.

## In the story

### [Chapter 15](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_genealogy_of_morals_se/chapters/15)

Mentioned for his inscription over the gate of hell, which Nietzsche contrasts with the hidden hate behind Christian paradise.

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