His Early Life:                  Dante Alighieri was born under the sign of Gemini, he was thought to be born on May 29, but this is not certain. He was born in Florence, the son of Alighiero II, his family was one of lower nobility. His mother died when he was a child and his father when he was eighteen. According to him, the most profound event in his youth was when in 1274 he met Beatrice, whom scholars …showed first 75 words of 1615 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1615 total…poet Virgil, Beatrice, The Deity). It is the story of coming once again into life and embracing it for what is, a journey through darkness, and an emergence into light, be that fiery red, or divine white.          Sources:         1. Infopedia 2.0 Copyright 1996 Softkey Multimedia, Inc.         2. Dante Chronology Copyright 1995 ILT         3. Dante, His Life, His Times, His Works Copyright 1968         Arnoldo Mondadori-Milano Translated From Italian by Giuseppini T.         Salvadori and Bernice L. Lewis         4. Volume XI The Chronicle by Giovanni Villani