The poet Dante is lost in a dark and gloomy wood       At the summit of a mountain he sees the light of salvation       He endeavors to ascend to it, but his way is barred by three wild beasts, symbolizing Avarice, Pride and Lust       Beatrice sees his predicament and descends from Paradise into Limbo, where she asks the poet Virgil to rescue and guide Dante       Virgil knows another way to go,