Ulysses and Diomedes in the eighth circle of the Inferno

The last day of class my group was talking about Ulysses and Diomedes. So, I decided to research something else about it, and I found an article written by Jorge Luis Borges, a famous Argentinean writer. The main purpose of his article “El ultimo Viaje de Ulises” is to analyze why Ulysses is in this circle of fraudulent souls and what similarities can be found between Ulysses and Dante.
Well he explained that Ulysses was a thirsty human who was never fulfilled. After being Circe’s prisoner for more than a year, and facing tough adventures and problems to get home, including especially having to fight against Poseidon’s will, what he found at home did not really fulfill him. He had the love of his wife Penelope, his son Telemachos, his father Laertes, and the respect of all who knew his story. But that was not enough for him; his soul was still thirsty. He wanted to understand the whole world as well as the human’s defects and virtues. Therefore, he decided to get his last ship and with the company of some of his fellows, including Diomedes, they sail to open sea searching for new answers. After meeting with Hercules and watching all the stars in the Austral hemisphere, a terrible storm made their ship turn three times, and in the fourth one the ship sank. Since that day, Ulysses and Diomedes have been in the eighth circle of the Inferno.
So, there are several similarities between Ulysses and Dante that will make some people ask if they should belong to the same circle. Both of them have been in a constant search of human’s nature, they like to step places where no one else has been before. They have high and remotes goals. Ulysses made various trips searching for knowledge, and Dante has made a trip to the Inferno. However, Ulysses loved risks and prohibited adventures; Dante lets higher forces guide him. Therefore Dante does not belong to Ulysses circle.
Maybe we can say that Ulysses and Diomedes symbolize all the conquerors of America, people who sail from Europe some hundreds of years ago and discover America, starting from Eric the Red, to Christopher Columbus.