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Ovid has Typhon buried under all of Sicily, with his left and right hands under Pelorus and Pachynus, his feet under Lilybaeus, and his head under Etna; where he "vomits flames from his ferocious mouth". And Valerius Flaccus has Typhon's head under Etna, and all of Sicily shaken when Typhon "struggles".
Enceladus—like Typhon, Briareus and other vanquished monsters thought to be buried under volcanos [22] —was said to be the cause of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. [23] Mount Etna's eruptions were said to be the breath of Enceladus, and its tremors to be caused by him rolling over from side to side beneath the mountain. So, for example ...
Articles relating to Mount Etna, its history, and its prominent depictions in classical mythology. It is an active stratovolcano on the east coast of Sicily, Italy, in the Metropolitan City of Catania, between the cities of Messina and Catania. It is located above the convergent plate margin between the African Plate and the Eurasian Plate.
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The Giant Enceladus was thought to lay buried under Mount Etna, the volcano's eruptions being the breath of Enceladus, and its tremors caused by the Giant rolling over from side to side beneath the mountain [159] (the monster Typhon [160] and the Hundred-Hander Briareus [161] were also said to be buried under Etna
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 9 November 2024. Active stratovolcano on the east coast of Sicily, Italy "Mongibello" redirects here. For the fictional location, see The Talented Mr. Ripley. Mount Etna Etna with the city of Catania in the foreground (December 2007) Highest point Elevation 3,403 m (11,165 ft)(varies) Prominence 3,403 m ...
Eruptions at Italy's Mount Etna and the smaller Stromboli volcano spewed hot ash and lava, raising alert levels on the Mediterranean island of Sicily and forcing a temporary shutdown of Catania ...
A previous study in Sicily found that goats became nervous before an eruption at Mount Etna ... It should also help scientists under migration, and why creatures such as death-head hawkmoths ...