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. This character vanishes shortly after the protagonist (-5[1])meets the flower-collecting woman Matilda, leaving the protagonist with (*) Statius. The protagonist first meets this “virtuous pagan” after encountering a lion, (10[1])a leopard and a she-wolf. (10[1])Upon encountering a gate, this character explains to the protagonist the meaning of the warning, “Abandon hope, all ye who enter here.” 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])