Taylor Tercek Canto XXIII and XXIV

Canto XXIII
Virgil and Dante merely escaped from the demons in Bolgia 5 who were sent by Malacoda. They ran and slid down the slope that led to the Sixth Bolgia, and could no longer be pursued by the demons. While exploring this pouch of Circle 8, Dante and Virgil saw many souls walking along a narrow track dressed in leaden capes and hats. These sinners are the Hypocrites. The chief sinner of Bolgia 6 is Caiaphas, who is punished by being crucified to the floor of Hell inside the narrow track by three stakes. The retribution is significant because Christ had to suffer the pain of all the world's sins, so Caiaphas must suffer the pain of all the world's hypocrisy. Virgil and Dante also meet Friar Catalano and Friar Loderigo while traveling along the track. The two friars gave them directions as to how to exit Bolgia 6, and Virgil realized that Malacoda lied to them about the connecting bridge.

What is the name of the soul being described?
"--and then I saw a figure crucified upon the ground by three stakes, and I fell still in awe" (pg 201 lines 106-108).


Canto XXIV
After finally navigating past the rocks of the collapsed bridge, Virgil and Dante entered the Seventh Bolgia of Circle 8. The thieves are the sinners of this bolgia, and they are punished by the reptile monsters. The reptiles curl around the sinners and they fly through the air pierceing their veins. The sinners then burst into flames and turn to ashes. Then, they slowly and painfully reform. Since the thieves's hands are the part of them that they commited their crime with, the reptiles bind their hand together behind their back. By stealing in life, the thieves made substances disappear, so they are punished by disappearing temporarily over and over again when they turn to ashes. Virgil and Dante also met a thief-Vanni Fucci, who unwillingly revealed his identity and told a dark prophecy against Dante.

What did Vanni Fucci say in the prophecy that he told Dante?