place
Etna
The volcano of Sicily, in the fields of the Cyclopes; its eruption was an omen at Caesar's death and it groans under the Cyclopes' anvils.
Reading notes
- The Aeneid §3.554 Etna
The great volcano of Sicily; by the legend, Enceladus lies buried beneath it.
- The Aeneid §8.419 Aetnaean
Mt Aetna in Sicily, beneath whose grottoes the Cyclopes' forge thunders.
- The Georgics §1.472 Etna
The Sicilian volcano whose eruption was a portent at Caesar's death.