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 (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.

Basic information

Original name

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

Name in Czech

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

Authors

WRANA, Zuzana

Edition

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

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Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Prezentace na konferencích

Field of Study

60206 Specific literatures

Country of publisher

Czech Republic

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Organization unit

Faculty of Arts

Keywords in English

Sicily; myths; tales

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kontrola_RIV

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Abstract

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.