Dante's Inferno | Canto 30 Summary and Analysis
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Gianni Schicchi: Falsifier who dressed as Buoso and dictated a new will
Myrrha: According to Ovid, disguised self and was impregnated by own father (King of Cyprus); turned into a myrtle tree and bore Adonis—a son—through the bark
Master Adam: Counterfeited Romena coins bearing John the Baptist
Guido, Alexander, and their Brother: Blamed for Adam’s counterfeiting; part of the Conti Guidi family
Sinon of Troy: Greek spy who persuaded the Trojans to bring the wooden horse into the gates of Troy
The False Wife: Reference to the wife of Potiphar...
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