Longan

The following is an excerpt from: Cults, Myths and Legends of Ancient Sicily (Author: Ignazio Caloggero – ISBN: 9788894321913)

Longane is the river divinity personification of the ancient Longanos river, which gave its name to the city (perhaps of Sican origin) of Longane, whose site has been identified a few km from Castroreale (ME), near the villages of Rodi and Milici , about 7 km from the coast. The remains indicate that the city was fortified and that it was abandoned around the XNUMXth century BC

The cult of Longane would be testified by a coin, now preserved in the British Museum in London, on which the river divinity is depicted.

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Informational contributions : Ignazio Caloggero, Sicily Region

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