Dante first appears on 1.1
Dante takes spiritual journey through Hell after being fearful from the three beasts, he recieved a guide, Virgil.
Dante is similar to Odysseus in a way, because he has a guide to help him get through the difficult things he must go through.
I believe Dante is a hero because although he has a guide to help him through Hell, he is being brave to go along with Virgil to learn of the different circles of Hell. Virgil teaches him not to be fearful and with that, Dante has been able to journey through Hell and even talk with some of the souls within the circles, "I would willingly speak with those who move along together..." (5.65-66). He was willing to speak to the souls instead of being timid and afraid. He has learned to overcome his fear of the journey to learn of the sins and of the souls who are there.
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I agree, I think that it was important for Dante to have ovecame his fear being in hell. Because now he is able to talk to the souls. By Dante speaking to the souls he is able to tell others who are on earth what punishments they will face due to their wrongfullness on earth. Sometimes just because you are fearful doesn't mean you can't be a hero which he is. And it was good for Virgil to have come along and be his guide because he would not have reached the full reasoning of traveling in hell.
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