Giufà
You do not know, but the Sicilians were the geologists of the early history of humanity :-)
Want evidence? Here they are ...
managed to give an explanation scientific to the fact that Etna erupted, saying that the fault was the Cyclops, or the devils of King Arthur (as we saw in the stories I've written previously). In this legend, which would be one of the oldest in Sicily, we should give a scientific explanation on the other hand, bubbling waters of the lake NAFTA, near Palagonia, the first capital of Sicily, founded by Ducezio (Paliki).
This lake still exists but is not visible because its gas, as I read on Wikipedia are fished commercially.
Palici brothers are sons of Zeus and the nymph Thalia. Jupiter is known, is the largest Latin lover of all time, makes him more children that my cat who becomes pregnant while still nursing. Or rather, he is not making them, make them make thousands of women without the knowledge of his wife Juno is rightly angry "tanticchia. The brothers were born Palici
underground because Talia, their mother, she feared that Juno could kill them. The birth of the brothers caused the bubbling waters of the lake NAFTA and the locals give them a very important time (of the remains of the temple is little left).
In this place of worship is doing great and who dared to swear an oath and then lied, he was punished with death or with blindness.
Of course no one dared to swear falsely before the temple.
Thus was born an expression that my grandmother often used when he had to swear to something, "du orba of all eyes," or "privu of the sight of the eyes," that if I say that I am blinded false.
Another famous temple near Paterno, is the god Adrano.
dogs that were guarding the temple were a thousand Cirneco of Etna. It is said that the Cirneco were both highly intelligent dogs that jubilant welcome all visitors to the temple. Help people with walking problems, accompanied him home drunk, but devour those who went to the temple to steal, liars or those who had bad intentions. When in Sicily want to offend someone you can say it all and more, but you never have to use a certain word ... I suppose to know what I mean.
At the same time a Sicilian when we hear or see horned before someone raises his hand with index and pinkie raised, there is an event not to be missed: the transformation of a man. You know the Incredible Hulk? Same thing!
veins begin to swell, widen the nostrils, lips twist in the faces appear throughout the splendor of Technicolor and mouth begin to come out indecipherable words that do not save the first, the second and third generations of those who ' offended.
Ebbene si, la parola Cornuto per il siciliano è una grande offesa.
Il valore offensivo di questa parola è di origine medievale, prima di allora, soprattutto in età romana, il cornuto era colui che rappresentava forza e potenza. Spesso i nomi romani venivano accostati a questo aggettivo. Anticamente erano addirittura un ornamento prestigioso. Gli dei venivano raffigurati con le corna. Anche il Mosè di Michelangelo è rappresentato con le corna.
La variazione di significato e la divulgazione in tutta Europa e in tutto il mondo si è avuta grazie alle truppe siciliane che Guglielmo II (detto il buono) inviò a Costantinopoli contro l’imperatore bizantino Andronico I Comneno.
L’imperatore Andronicus was a very evil and wicked. Killed the Emperor Alexius II of which he was guardian, and came to power claiming to do whatever he wanted. He was a womanizer and had women with violence regardless of whether or not they were married. When you own a married woman was beaten and imprisoned her husband and was put at the entrance of their palaces heads of deer or other animals with horns. This is to show his power and triumph. Precisely for this reason was born the phrase "do the horns" and husbands "betrayed" were called bastards.
Returning to Sicily, when they went to Constantinople in 1185 and saw these trophies hanging in the palaces, capirono il motivo dell’espressione cornuto e quando rimpatriarono divulgarono questa curiosità alquanto singolare.
Tempo fa sentivo dire che a Palermo ci si offende per delega. Spesso si sente dire: va dicci curnutu a tò pà. Forse in questo caso è meno pesante?
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