Places of the Myth of the Genius of Palermo: Genius in the Palatine Chapel

The site is part of the Places of Myth and Legends - entered in the Register of the Region of Sicily LIM (Places of the gods and minor divinities) sector of Places of Myth and Legends

To read the fact sheet relating to the myth of the Genius of Palermo, see: Myth of the Genius of Palermo (genius loci of the city) 

Places indicated in the IWB register of the Sicily Region (Places of Identity and Memory):

• Genius in Piazza Garraffo (Palermo)
• Genius in Revolution Square (Palermo)
• Genius in the Praetorian Palace / of the Eagles) (Palermo)
• Genius in the Villa Giulia (Palermo)
• Genius in the Palatine Chapel (Palermo)
• Genius of the Molo, today at the entrance of the Port (Palermo)

Other representations not included in the IWB:

• Genius of Villagrazia, or of Villa Fernandez
• Genius of the Apotheosis of Palermo

To view the places of interest on the interactive map, see: Map of places of genius in Palermo

• Mosaic genius, mosaic panel placed above the entrance door of the Palatine Chapel in the Norman Palace. The work was created by Pietro Casamassima in the early nineteenth century. (LIM)

Mosaic genius