- ADRANUS
- ADRANUSDeus cui sacra erat Adranum civitas.
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ADRANUS
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Adranus — or Adranos (Greek: polytonic| Αδρανός) was a fire god worshipped by the Sicels, the original inhabitants of the island of Sicily. His worship occurred all over the island, but particularly in the town of Adranus, modern Adrano, near Mount Etna.… … Wikipedia
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Palici — The Palici (Παλικοί in Greek), or Palaci, were a pair of indigenous Sicilian chthonic deities in Roman mythology, and to a lesser extent in Greek mythology. They are mentioned in Ovid V, 406, and in Virgil IX, 585. Their cult centered around… … Wikipedia
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Sicilien [1] — Sicilien (a. Geogr.), bei den Griechen Sikelia, früher wegen ihrer dreieckigen Gestalt Trinakria, latein. Triquetra, d.h. die dreieckige, nach der Einwanderung der Sicaner Sicania genannt; die größte u. wichtigste der Inseln des Mittelmeeres, dem … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Ulubad — (Lupat), 1) Binnensee in Kleinasien, Ejalet Khudawendiguiar, nimmt den Adranus [146] Tschai auf u. fließt mit dem Mualitzsch Tschai (dem alten Rhyndakos) in das Marmorameer ab. Der See ist der alte Apolloniatis od. Artynia; 2) Stadt daran; 1200… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Adranum — (a. Geogr.), Stadt in Sicilien (j. Aderno), am Fuße des Ätna, u. am gleichnamigen Fluß (j. Adriano). Hier wurde der Heros Adranus, Stammvater der Paliker, verehrt, in dessen Tempel 1000 Hunde gehalten wurden, welche die bei den Festen trunken… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Khudavendiguiar — (Khodawendkiar), türkisches Ejalet im Norden von Kleinasien (das alte Bithynien), gebirgig durch den Keschisch Dagh (Olympus der Alten), Katerly , Samanly , Usun Tschair , Gök , Kurmaly Dagh, bewässert durch die Zuflüsse des Sakaria, so wie durch … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Adrano — ▪ Italy formerly (until 1929) Adernò, town, eastern Sicily, Italy. It lies near the Simeto River on a lava plateau on the western slopes of Mount Etna, northwest of Catania city. It originated as the ancient town of Hadranon, founded… … Universalium
