Chapter XXV
Reading edition
Virgil's Description of the Region of the Dead.— Descend into Hades.— The Black River and Ferryman.— Cape Palinurus.— The Three-Headed Dog.— Regions of Sadness.— Shades of Grecian and Trojan Warriors.— Judgment Hall of Rhadamanthus.— The Elysian Fields.— Aeneas Meets His Father.— Anchises Explains the Plan of Creation.— Transmigration of Souls.— Egyptian Name of Hades.— Location of Elysium.— Prophetic Power of the Sibyl.— Legend of the Nine Books
Stories of Gods and Heroes.