INFERNO: Canto 17 - The Beast of Fraud
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THE BEAST OF FRAUD In this canto, Dante and Virgil encounter Geryon (the beast of fraud) and the pilgrim will meet the last group of violent sinners-- those who make money from money. FURTHER READING: Banishing Usury: The Expulsion of Foreign Moneylenders in Medieval Europe, 1200-1450 Virtual Tour of Chapel Scrovegni (youtube) Usury in Dante's Inferno by Simon Ravenscroft (Scribd)