Detailed Information on Publication Record
2022
Who All Slumbers beneath the Sicilian Volcano? A Case Study of Myths from the Foot of Mount Etna
WRANA, ZuzanaBasic 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
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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International impact
Změněno: 10/2/2023 10:35, Mgr. et Mgr. Zuzana Wrana, MPA
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.