The article considers issues related to the cryptographic and hermeneutic aspects of Dantes literary heritage, to which scientific interest has been growing day by day in recent times. This growing interest is evidenced by the extensive works of Western, Russian, and Armenian authors R. Guardini, G. Rossetti, E. Aru, A. Regini, L. Valli, B. Sergio, R. Guénon, H. Edoyan, L. Karsavin, V. Nazarov and others.The first section draws attention to the fact that the tendency to say everything about all aspects of life, God, the universe and man determines the interest of not only the humanities, but also the natural sciences in the heritage of the great poet Galileo, Florensky, Weil and others. Dantes cryptography is considered with systematicity, assessing it as a systematic cryptography. At the same time, the opinion that Dante is actually trying to create something that is beyond the traditional notions of literature is deepened.In the second part, the features of Dantes cryptography are considered, the fact that the writers literary heritage is completely full of cryptographic elements, which are a consequence of his worldview, life and linguistic thinking, is emphasized. He brings his cryptographic ideas to life through symbols. The final section discusses cryptographic manifestations in Dante’s sacred poem, including symbols and individual stylistic devices. Symbols are interpreted according to typological groups: those that are characteristic of the entire poem, and those that are characteristic of only individual parts of the poem. Following Dantes advice, attention is paid especially to the fourth, allegorical metaphysical meanings of symbols.

KeywordsCryptography systematics linguistic thinking elite poetry medieval religious-mystical orders symbol literal meaning allegorical meaning