Who All Slumbers beneath the Sicilian Volcano? A Case Study of Myths from the Foot of Mount Etna

WRANA, Zuzana. Who All Slumbers beneath the Sicilian Volcano? A Case Study of Myths from the Foot of Mount Etna. In Paths to Idea. Inspiration – Realization – Interpretation; Charles University; Prague, Czech Republic. 2022.

Základní údaje

Originální název

Who All Slumbers beneath the Sicilian Volcano? A Case Study of Myths from the Foot of Mount Etna

Název česky

Kdo všechno dřímá pod sicilskou sopkou? Případová studie mýtů z úpatí Etny

Autoři

WRANA, Zuzana

Vydání

Paths to Idea. Inspiration – Realization – Interpretation; Charles University; Prague, Czech Republic, 2022

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Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Prezentace na konferencích

Obor

60206 Specific literatures

Stát vydavatele

Česká republika

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Organizační jednotka

Filozofická fakulta

Klíčová slova anglicky

Sicily; myths; tales

Štítky

kontrola_RIV

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam

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Anotace

V originále

Sicily lies at the interface of two continental plates whose seemingly subtle movements are manifested on the island by earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. These eruptions aroused the interest and questions of Sicilians, who tried to answer and interpret various common natural phenomena in this way. The ancient inhabitants of the area around Etna believed that when the gods fought and quarrelled with each other, Etna showed it by its restless behaviour. The ancients subsequently told their interpretation of the volcano's behaviour to their descendants until these stories became tales that were common knowledge to all Sicilians. Among the most famous Sicilian myths associated with Etna are certainly those of Typhon and of Enceladus or Vulcan. But they are certainly not the only ones who have ever been engulfed by this myth-ridden volcano.