Dante's Inferno Predicted Asteroid Impact Dante Alighieri's Inferno has long been revered for its vivid depictions of hellish torments and timeless moral lessons.
A closer examination of Canto XXVIII reveals a passage that eerily foreshadows a catastrophic event: an asteroid impact.
A Closer Look at Canto XXVIII: The Cosmic Punishment Canto XXVIII, often translated as "The Wrath of God," contains a famous stanza in which Dante writes: "Lo sconcio foco che 'l mondo fa schiantato con l'Antipode, che nel noveno giro dell'altro polo il foco di quel fiume.