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# Charon in Canto III of Dante's Inferno and Paolo Vetri's painting of 1874
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- Published: 2022-05-11T06:50:50.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-02T19:07:26.000Z
- Author: Alexandr Radayev
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And lo, towards us in a boat there comes  
An Old Man, covered in ancient hoariness,  
Crying: "Woe to you, accursed race!  
Forget the heavens, now that you have met me!  
In my boat prepare to cross  
To eternal darkness, and to cold, and to heat."

*Literal translation*

Dante, The Divine Comedy, Inferno, Canto III.

A painting by the Italian artist Paolo Vetri, Dante and Virgil before Charon's Boat, 1874.

![](https://theparnassian.com/content/images/2026/09/photo_6531@11-05-2022_09-50-50.jpg)