artistic ceramic of sicily

HISTORY OF TRINACRIA THE SYMBOL OF SICILY

Not only people there, but anyone visiting the region, SICILY, enters immediately in contact with a symbol that flutter on banners institutions spreading colors and deeds of a legendary and ancient people, is the TRINACRIA. E SICILIA TRINACRIA have no doubt we can also say that they are synonymous, as some say. See engraved on the drape, a head with three legs, an ancient symbol of solar mythological derivation, means returning to the thought that ancestral island of the sun, already inhabited since prehistoric times, which, with its three peaks cautious on the sea, was the basis Greeks who roamed the Mediterranean in search of new lands. In fact, circumnavigating, discovered three corners of the earth, which were the three capes of Sicily, namely, South Cape Pachino, also known as Capo Passero and Capo Spartivento, north-east of Cape Messina Peloro, and west near Marsala Head Lilibeo or Bo=E9o. But as a whole, as well as being a symbol of the sun and the geographical conditions, the Trinacria is a symbol of plenty and fertility of the land, as well as its strength. In this brings the ancient and original triscele in effigy, a representation of the head of a woman from which branch off the three legs with knees bent, that the Greeks, it to the new geographical discovery, called trinacrios that means exactly, triangle. If we look more closely, and with some careful historical, archaic that face of a woman, this was none other than the head of MEDUSA, one of three GORGON that mythology wants daughters to CETO Force and, as the poet tells us Esioto . In place of the snakes had hair, a symbol of wisdom, woven by ear, which instead showed fertility, and the three return legs all'incisione placed on shields of Spartan soldiers, leg bent at the knee, which symbolized strength. Today, the current version of the head is that of a woman, perhaps of the Goddess, with a pair of wings on the sides, suggesting the eternity of time in which his travel history, surrounded by three ears of wheat symbol of fertility. But with regard to the presence of snakes, as head of Medusa, allow me to make a small digression. That of the snake is a function which is often found in mythology, with meanings related to sin and deception, as it has passed the Judeo-Christian tradition. But, in particular, in our ancient Sicilian culture, the snake takes positive values, becoming, for example, one of the symbols of Palermo. Indeed, in the capital of Sicily, in addition to the famous eagle, which richly expresses the pride, the other two are the allegories that characterize the city: the dog, neither is the fidelity, and the snake, of course, that is prudence and wisdom , becoming no longer a symbol of evil, but, indeed, a sign linked to the attributes of the gods themselves. Those who wanted to make sure of the existence of these three symbols of Palermo, just go to the Palace of the Eagles seat of the municipal town, Piazza Pretoria, and immediately right, into the antechamber of the first floor, find a large plaque that will describe . But still, in the same building of cities, the snake is in the symbolism of the Conca d'oro (the ancient name of Palermo), in fact, going to the magnificent staircase in the first landing on the left, there is the statue of the genius Palermo, of which copies are present in the center, which is the protector of the city are charged, in contrast with the Christian concept of Santa Rosalia. Well, this character, famous for all Palermo, and is characterized by the presence of a snake that feeds on his chest. Let us return now to our Trinacria. This symbol was, in Sicily, a key role, both historical and political, especially when it came to redefine their relations with the peoples of the conquered. Indeed, after starting the Sicilian Vespers, the revolt against Angevins in 1282, was the Kingdom of Trinacria that istituzionalizzatosi with peace of Caltabellotta, 30 August 1302, made independent of Sicily from the rest of Italy, speaks of Trinacria also the supreme Dante.

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