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.
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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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Original language English
Type of outcome Presentations at conferences
Field of Study 60206 Specific literatures
Country of publisher Czech Republic
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
Organization unit Faculty of Arts
Keywords in English Sicily; myths; tales
Tags kontrola_RIV
Tags International impact
Changed by Changed by: Mgr. et Mgr. Zuzana Wrana, MPA, učo 415661. Changed: 10/2/2023 10:35.
Abstract
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.
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