Myth of Daedalus and Minos - Gurfa Caves
The site is part of the Places of the Myth of Daedalus and Minos - included in the Register of the Region of Sicily LIM (Places of heroes and heroic legends)
Places indicated in the IWB register of the Sicily Region (Places of Identity and Memory) - Sector "Places of gods and minor divinities:
- Fortress of Kamicos (S. Angelo di Muxaro - prov. Agrigento)
- Kolymbethra, Alabon waters (Megara Hyblaea, province of Syracuse)
- Steam Baths, Monte Kronio (Sciacca, province of Agrigento)
- Capo Bianco beach (Eraclea Minoa, prov. Agrigento)
- Caves of Gurfa (Alia, province of Palermo)
According to some versions of the Legend of Daedalus and Minos, the place where Cocalo buried Minos, before returning it to the Cretans would have been a cave identified with the Caves of the Gurfa (Alia)
To view the places included in the IWB of the Myth of Cronus-Saturn on an Interactive Map, see the following web page: The places of Daedalus and Minos
Card insertion: Ignazio Caloggero
Photo: web
Information contributions: Ignazio Caloggero, Region of Sicily
