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Dante
Referenced for his depiction of Plutus in the Inferno to discuss wealth.
minor
Also known as Dante, the Plutus of Dante
First appearance: iv ad valorem
Dante shows up with force in III: Qui Judicatis Terram. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Ruskin references Dante's lines about the eternal division between the rich and the poor in the afterlife.
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