Chapter XXV
Virgil's Description of the Region of the Dead.— Descend into
Hades.— The Black River and Ferryman.— Cape Palinurus.— The
Three-Headed Dog.— Regions of Sadness.— Shades of Grecian and
Trojan Warriors.— Judgment Hall of Rhadamanthus.— The Elysian
Fields.— Aeneas Meets His Father.— Anchises Explains the Plan
of Creation.— Transmigration of Souls.— Egyptian Name of
Hades.— Location of Elysium.— Prophetic Power of the Sibyl.—
Legend of the Nine Books
Stories of Gods and Heroes.