Commentary Par V 96

For the commentator Cristoforo Landino's sneaking admiration for the outlaw 'science' of astrology, see Simon Gilson (Gils.2003.1).  He points out (pp. 68-70) that, in his commentary to this passage ([Par V 94-96]), Landino (DDP Landino.Par.V.94-96) exhorts us to believe that Christians, more than those associated with any other religion, believe most earnestly in Mercury's planetary influence (because of the planet's association with the birth of Christ).