Palici
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The Palici are a pair of ancient Sicilian chthonic deities associated with sulfur springs, oaths, and the underworld.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Palici canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sicilian deities
ⓘ
chthonic deities ⓘ mythological characters ⓘ twin deities ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
earthquakes
ⓘ
oaths ⓘ sulfur springs ⓘ the underworld ⓘ volcanic activity ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture |
Greek
ⓘ
Sicel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
avengers of perjury
ⓘ
guardians of sacred springs ⓘ oracular deities ⓘ protectors of oaths ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
earth aspect
ⓘ
judicial aspect ⓘ underworld aspect ⓘ |
| hasVariantTradition |
sons of Gaia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
sons of Hephaestus NERFINISHED ⓘ sons of Zeus and the nymph Thalia ⓘ sons of the Sicilian god Adranus ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Sicel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythology |
Greek mythology
ⓘ
Sicilian mythology ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | possibly from a root meaning "twice-born" ⓘ |
| notableSource |
Diodorus Siculus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Macrobius NERFINISHED ⓘ Ovid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| number | two ⓘ |
| parent |
Adranus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gaia NERFINISHED ⓘ Hephaestus NERFINISHED ⓘ Thalia NERFINISHED ⓘ Zeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | eastern Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ritualPractice |
oath-taking at sulfur springs
ⓘ
ordeal by immersion in the springs ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
classical antiquity
ⓘ
pre-Roman Sicily ⓘ |
| veneratedBy |
Greeks in Sicily
ⓘ
Romans in Sicily ⓘ Sicels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshipPlace |
Lago dei Palici
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Palagonia NERFINISHED ⓘ a sanctuary near modern Palagonia ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.