The Palici (Ancient Greek: Παλικοί, romanized: Palikoi, singular Palicus (Παλικός)), [1] or Palaci, were a pair of indigenous Sicilian chthonic deities in Roman mythology, and to a lesser extent …

May 19, 2015 · The Palici were ancient Greek demi-gods (daimones) of the geysers and hot-springs of Palakia (Palacae) in Sicily. They also presided over the solemn oaths sworn upon …

Palici, ancient pair of local Sicilian gods who presided over the twin geysers still called Lago dei Palici, near Palagonia. The site became an asylum for escaped slaves, hence its importance …

"Pàlin ikèsthai", hence "Palici", in fact means "born twice": from the nymph and from the earth. The cult of the Palici was centered around two small lakes that emitted sulphurous vapors next …

Nov 13, 2017 · The Palici are sacred twins, indigenous Sicilian deities, venerated before the arrival of Phoenicians or Greeks in Sicily. The Palici were born from the waters of a sulfurous …

In Roman mythology, and to a lesser extent in Greek mythology, the Palici or Palaci (Ancient Greek: Παλικοί Palikoi singular Palicus (Παλικός)) were a pair of indigenous Sicilian chthonic …

（ Παλικός), commonly found in the plural Palici, Παλικοί, were Sicilian daemons, twin sons of Zeus and the nymph Thaleia, the daughter of Hephaestus. Sometimes they are called sons of …

Even the cult of the Palici is probably attributable to the Sicilian period. They were two twins who can be considered as the personification of two sulphurous-thermal springs whose site is that …

THE PALICI AN AUTOCHTHONOUS CULT IN ANCIENT SICILY1) BY J. H. CROON In the SE.-corner of Sicily, near modern Mineo and Palagonia, that is, in the territory of ancient Leontini, …

Palici. Sicilian daemons, twin sons of Zeus and the nymph Thaleia, the daughter of Hephaestus. Sometimes they are called sons of Hephaestus by Aetna, the daughter of Oceanus.