Traveling east from Palermo along the north coast of #Sicily, the cathedral of Cefalù appears at the foot of an imposing promontory known simply as "La Rocca," where the Greeks had built a temple to the goddess Diana.
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Detail of the dome of Palermo's Capella Palatina. The 12th c. chapel was constructed under the Norman king Roger II and probably employed artists from the Greek east.
It's the Day of Zeus / Jupiter's Day / #Thursday! ⚡
"Akragas, five cities of that name. The first is in #Sicily, named for the river flowing past it. [...] Others say the city is named for Akragas, the son of #Zeus and Asterope, the daughter of Okeanos."
Stephanus Byzantius, Ethica A 167 s. v. Ἀκράγαντες
Remains of a triconch room in a 4th cent. Roman villa in Patti Marina, #Sicily. The room is comprised of three curved apses and a mosaic floor decorated with geometric patterns and animals.