Places of the Myth of Demeter - Ceres: Promontory of Trapani
The site is part of the Places of Myth and Legends - entered in the Register of the Sicily Region LIM (Places of the gods and minor divinities)
The reference of Demeter to the Promontory of Trapani is not clear, according to some it should be attributed to the fact that Trapani, whose Greek name “Drepanon” means sickle, originated precisely from the sickle fallen to Demeter during the search for Persephone. Another myth actually has it that the sickle, at the origin of the city, is the one that fell to Saturn (Cronos) after he had cut off the "phallo" from his father Uranus.
To read the fact sheet relating to the myth of Demeter, see: Demeter and Persephone - Ceres and Libera
Places reported on the IWB:
- Rock Sanctuary (Agrigento)
- Rocca of Cerere (Enna)
- Trapani promontory
- Top of the Etna Volcano (province of Catania)
To view the places included in the Myth's LIM on an Interactive Map, see the following web page: The places of Demeter
Card insertion: Ignazio Caloggero
Photo: web
Information contributions: Ignazio Caloggero, Region of Sicily