Editing Statius (section)

====Influence of works by Statius on the ''Divine Comedy''====

In addition to Statius himself, characters drawn from his works are also found in the ''Divine Comedy''. [[Argia (daughter of Adrastus)|Argia]], who was a character in Statius' ''Thebaid'' and wife of [[Polynices]], is referred to in the line "of your people" (''de le genti tue'') in ''Purg''. 22 109–110. Dante considers her to be a noble woman, placing her among the virtuous pagans in Limbo. [[Capaneus]], who is at the center of the ''Thebaid''{{'}}s tragic theme, is placed in the third ring of the seventh circle of [[Dis (Divine Comedy)|Dis]], where those who committed sins of violence against the God are condemned. However, Statius' Capaneus is represented as a heroic character, whereas in the ''Comedy'' his only attributes are physical strength and a failure to accept God's divine power.