Sphere of Jupiter

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The Sphere of Jupiter is the heavenly realm in Dante Alighieri’s Paradiso where just and righteous rulers reside, symbolizing divine justice.

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Sphere of Jupiter canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf celestial sphere
fictional location
heavenly realm
location in literature
appearsIn Divine Comedy
Paradiso
associatedWith justice
righteous rulers
contrastedWith unjust rulers on Earth
cosmologicalOrder Ptolemaic system
creator Dante Alighieri
depictedAs eagle-shaped constellation of souls
luminous souls forming letters
describedIn Paradiso, Cantos 18–20
linked to: Paradiso
ethicalCategory cardinal virtue of justice
firstAppearanceDate early 14th century
followsInParadiso Sphere of Saturn
formsPartOf medieval Christian cosmology
governingPlanet Jupiter
guidesPresent Beatrice
hasForm eagle of lights
inhabitants just rulers
righteous rulers
languageOfWork Italian
levelOfBeatitude high but not ultimate
literaryGenre allegory
locatedInFictionalUniverse Dante’s cosmology
medium epic poem
messageSpelledOut DILIGITE IUSTITIAM QUI IUDICATIS TERRAM
moralTheme justice
right use of temporal power
narrativeFunction exemplify just rulers rewarded in heaven
notableInhabitants Constantine
David
Hezekiah
Trajan
William II of Sicily
partOf Divine Comedy
Paradiso
positionInParadiso sixth heaven
precedesInParadiso Sphere of Mars
religionContext Christianity
sourceOfQuote Book of Wisdom 1:1
linked to: Book of Wisdom
symbolizes divine justice
just rule
righteous governance
ultimateDestinationOfPilgrim Empyrean

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Paradiso hasPart Sphere of Jupiter
Sphere of Saturn follows Sphere of Jupiter