# Cato of Utica — The Divine Comedy character guide

> Cato of Utica in The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Cato

**First appearance:** 0038-canto-i

## Who they are

Guardian of Purgatory's shore, a symbol of moral freedom.

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