Tag: venus
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Erice and Custonaci’s Mother Goddess
This week of Ferragosto in Erice, they are venerating their patron saint, the Madonna di Custonaci (pictured), with their annual week-long Festa della Madonna. It’s important to know that Ferragosto is another name for The Assumption, the feast celebrating when the Virgin Mother ascended to Heaven. In other words, there are feasts for the Madonna…
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Castle of Love
Erice boasts a 12th century castle—Il Castello di Venere or the Castle of Venus—that was built on top of an ancient Roman temple dedicated to the goddess of love. However, before the Roman iteration and the still standing current Norman castle, centuries before, the site was dedicated to the ancient Elimi tribe’s mother goddess of…
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4 cannoli, or water canals, at the base of the Fontana della Venere Ciprea (Fountain of Venus with Conch shell) along the main street of Castelbuono. The fountain is also known as Quattro Cannoli. #sicily #sicily_travel #sicilia #sicily_tourism #italy #ig_sicily #italia #siciliaph #siciliafoto #igerssicilia #instasicilia #castelbuono #fontana #fountain #venere #venus #quattroconnoli
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The Norman Castello di Venere in Èrice sits atop Mount San Giuliano, which was an ancient site of the Temple of Venus. Èrice is named for the mythical son of the goddess Venus and her lover, King Bute of the ancient Elimi tribe. #sicily #sicily_travel #sicilia #sicily_tourism #italy #ig_sicily #italia #siciliaph #siciliafoto #erice #trapani #castle…
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La Venere Anadiomene, also known as Landolina, may be seen in the Museo Archeologico Regionale in Siracusa. #sicily #sicily_travel #sicilia #sicily_tourism #italy #ig_sicily #italia #venere #venus #aphrodite #siracusa