Incredible pictures of the current #EtnaEruption
#Pindar paints similar pictures in Pythian 1 (20-26)
"snow-covered Aetna, year-round nurse of bitter frost, from whose inmost caves belch forth the purest streams of unapproachable fire.
#Volcano #Etna #GreekPoetry
🧵 1/3
#Pindar paints similar pictures in Pythian 1 (20-26)
"snow-covered Aetna, year-round nurse of bitter frost, from whose inmost caves belch forth the purest streams of unapproachable fire.
#Volcano #Etna #GreekPoetry
🧵 1/3
... In the daytime her rivers roll out a fiery flood of smoke, while in the darkness of night the crimson flame hurls rocks down to the deep plain of the sea with a crashing roar ...
#Pindar #Pythian1 20-26
#EtnaEruption
(photo Salvatore Allegra, AP, via @USATODAY)
🧵 2/3
#Pindar #Pythian1 20-26
#EtnaEruption
(photo Salvatore Allegra, AP, via @USATODAY)
🧵 2/3
@USATODAY "... That monster shoots up the most terrible jets of fire; it is a marvellous wonder to see, and a marvel even to hear about when men are present."
Pindar (15-28) tells the myth: buried under the mountain lies the giant Typhon, who tried to overthrow Zeus.
#GreekMythology #Etna
Pindar (15-28) tells the myth: buried under the mountain lies the giant Typhon, who tried to overthrow Zeus.
#GreekMythology #Etna
• • •
Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to
force a refresh
