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Italia turrita (pronounced [iˈtaːlja turˈriːta]; lit.'Turreted Italy') is the national personification or allegory of Italy, in the appearance of a young woman with her head surrounded by a mural crown completed by towers (hence turrita or "with towers" in Italian). It is often accompanied by the Stella d'Italia ('Star of Italy'), from ...
Gian Maria Volonté (1933–1994), actor. Known outside of Italy for his roles in A Fistful of Dollars (1964) and For a Few Dollars More (1965) Luca Zingaretti (born 1961), actor and film director, known for playing Salvo Montalbano in the Inspector Montalbano series. Marta Abba (1900–1988) actress.
Februus is the Italian God of purification who lives in the underworld. Fortuna is the Goddess of fate and fortune and also bringer of fertility. Jana is the Goddess of the Moon, said to have 2 faces. One faces the past, and the other faces the future. Jove is the Sky God.
Women in Etruscan society. The Etruscan civilization (/ ɪˈtrʌskən / ih-TRUS-kən) was an ancient civilization of people inhabiting Etruria (most of modern-day Tuscany, northern Lazio, and north-western Umbria) in ancient Italy. The Etruscans had a common language and culture; they formed a federation of city-states.
Isabella d'Este (19 May 1474 – 13 February 1539) was the Marchioness of Mantua and one of the leading women of the Italian Renaissance as a major cultural and political figure. She was a patron of the arts as well as a leader of fashion and her innovative style of dressing was emulated by many women.
The three main official symbols, [2] whose typology is present in the symbology of all nations, are: the flag of Italy, that is, the national flag in green, white and red, as required by article 12 of the Constitution of the Italian Republic; [3] the emblem of Italy, that is the iconic symbol identifying the Italian Republic; "Il Canto degli ...
The national flag of Italy (Italian: bandiera d'Italia, pronounced [banˈdjɛːra diˈtaːlja]), often referred to in Italian as il Tricolore (pronounced [il trikoˈloːre]; English: "the Tricolour"), is a tricolour featuring three equally sized vertical panels of green, white and red, with the green at the hoist side, as defined by article 12 of the Constitution of the Italian Republic. [1]
Aphrodite's most prominent avian symbol was the dove, [250] which was originally an important symbol of her Near Eastern precursor Inanna-Ishtar. [ 251 ] [ 252 ] (In fact, the ancient Greek word for "dove", peristerá , may be derived from a Semitic phrase peraḥ Ištar , meaning "bird of Ishtar".