Etna

Reference page: Repertory of Cults and Myths

Etna was a nymph whose name later became that of the volcano we all know. When Hephaestus and Demeter found themselves contending for possession of Sicily, it was Etna that intervened as mediator of the dispute.

According to a local tradition, Etna was the mother of the Palici born from the union with the god Adrano; even if, after the Hellenization of the myth, the paternity of the Palici was attributed to Hephaestus, the god of the volcanoes.

The Myth in the IWB Register of the Sicily Region

The places of the Myth of Etna have been included by the Sicily Region in the LIM Register (Places of Identity and Memory of Sicily), sector of the Places of the minor gods and divinities

The places concerned:

• Etna volcano

 Extract from the Book ” Cults of Ancient Sicily” by Ignazio Caloggero ISBN: 9788832060102 © 2022 Centro Studi Helios srl

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