Etna Aetnaea (2025) Ink drawing by Maurizio Puglisi Translator Etna or Aetnaea is a woman In one of the many legends of Etna (or as it was called in ancient times “Aitna”) it is told that Etna was actually the daughter of Uranus and Gea; she kept the giant Enceladus, whom we talked about in the previous story, hidden under her. The tradition that identifies Etna with the feminine sphere is still common. The rich soil of Etna, in fact, is easily associated with the idea of motherhood, abundance and fertility. Furthermore, to the question “...
Abbiamo tutti la nostre macchine del tempo, si va avanti e indietro. ci porta in un luogo dove moriamo dalla voglia di ritornare. Non si chiama ‘ruota’, si chiama ‘giostra’. Ci fa viaggiare nel modo in cui viaggiano i bambini. Gira e rigira, e poi di nuovo a casa. In un posto dove sappiamo di essere amati”.-Mz 2018
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