On the morning of the third day, having said his prayers, he started looking for the doorway by which he had entered, and, failing to find it, he began to become very afraid. He commended himself to God trusting in his grace and mercy to find the exit. He truly felt that he was trapped in a huge labyrinth; one even darker than the fabled Cretan maze, in which the Minotaur devoured the Athenian vassals sentenced there by Minos.
7. A very free rendering, but consistent with the sexually charged nature of the chapter. A literal translation would be: She replied it’s women’s intention, in order to satisfy their appetites, abandoning love for God and their neighbour, to pay no heed to honour, shame, wealth or family.
Chapter Sixteen
How one of the young women conducted Guerrino to the exit,
