# David — The Inferno character guide

> David in The Inferno by August Strindberg.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Davy

**First appearance:** 0013-x-the-eternal-has-spoken

## Who they are

Biblical king and psalmist, a figure of repentance and divine favor.

## In the story

### [II: St. Louis Leads Me to Orfila](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_inferno_se/chapters/ii-st-louis-leads-me-to-orfila)

The statue of David rises like a boundary mark in the Luxembourg Gardens, part of the narrator's morning walk.

### [III: Paradise Regained](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_inferno_se/chapters/iii-paradise-regained)

Referenced indirectly through the ravens of Elijah; not directly named but contextually present.

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