In order to fend off a monster, this character throws dirt into the creature’s “rapacious gullets.” This character picks up a companion and carries him down a hill to avoid the pursuit of characters like Big Pig and Ruby Face. In order to obtain passage down a cliff, this character negotiates with the giant Antaeus. (15[1])This character vanishes shortly after the protagonist (15[1]-5[1])meets the flower-collecting woman Matilda, (15[1])leaving the protagonist with (*) Statius. The protagonist first meets this “virtuous pagan” (10[1])after encountering a lion, (10[3])a leopard and a she-wolf. (10[2])Upon encountering a gate, this character explains to the protagonist the meaning of the warning, “Abandon hope, all ye who enter here.” (10[1])For 10 points, name this character who guides Dante through Inferno and Purgatorio, based on the real-life author of the Aeneid. ■END■ (10[1]0[1])