Canto II Allusions

Literary and Philosophical References:

• Robert Browning, Sordello (2-4)
• Homer, The Iliad (11-22)
• Ovid, The Metamorphoses (19, 40-129)

Historical References:

• Pablo Picasso (8)

Mythological References:

• Lir (7)
• Tyro (23, 135)
• Pentheus (59, 114)
• Acoetes (62-101)
• Lyaeus (95)
• Tiresias (115)
• Cadmus (115)
• Dafne (124)
• Poseidon (133)
• Hesperus (144)
• Proteus (153)
• the fauns (153-156)