Numerous stories and myths are linked to Etna, including legends of giants and the underworld.
Etna, also known as Mongibello, is the Sicilian volcanic complex that originated in the Quaternary and is still active.
A magical and legendary place that has characterized its surroundings with its fire and lava. Constantly changing its landscape and worrying the communities that settled around it.
But its fame refers to the ancient gods of classical mythology. O highest active volcano in Europe It has been the scene of countless legends and historical references.
Etna: stories and legends
Etna, which unquestionably dominates the vast valley and the Gulf of Catania, also visible from Reggio Calabria and the Madonie mountains of northern Sicily, was the unwanted home of the god Aeolus, the king of the winds, a prisoner of the volcano's caves.
According to the poet Aeschylus, the giant Typhone was confined to Etna: this exile was the reason for many eruptions.
Speaking of giants, it is said that Enceladus who, rebelling against the gods, was killed and burned in the Sicilian volcano.
While Ephaestus, god of fire and metallurgy, and blacksmith of the gods, had his forge here and here, he fought the fire demon Adranos.
Instead, it is said that the Cyclops forged the arrows used as weapons by the god of gods Zeus.
And there are rumors that even the Greek “world of the dead”, the famous Tartarus, was located under the Sicilian volcano. Here also ended the life of Empedocle, the pre-Socratic philosopher, who some say threw himself into its crater.
The Soul of Queen Elizabeth I in “ethnic” hell
Even the soul of Queen Elizabeth I of England, according to an Anglo-Saxon legend, rests in the “ethnic” hell. Due to the pact she made with the devil in exchange for support during her reign.
Even today, after millennia of history and legends, the destructive fury of Etna It doesn't seem to want to decrease.
The active Italian volcano, at fairly close intervals, erupts. Initially with a phase of degassing and emission of volcanic ash, followed by an emission of magma.
Happily, the eruptions of Etna They remain violent spectacles, but they are not particularly dangerous to people or things.
There have been only a few cases of highly destructive eruptions. Hoping that the magic of Etna doesn't turn to terror soon.
Etna volcano erupts and creates rivers of lava
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