Longan
Reference page: Repertory of Cults and Myths
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.
Extract from the Book ” Cults of Ancient Sicily” by Ignazio Caloggero ISBN: 9788832060102 © 2022 Centro Studi Helios srl
