Rocca di Cerere Review

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Rocca di Cerere

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The Greek cult of Demeter, goddess of the harvest, was said to have centered around Enna. It's not hard to see why its adherents would have worshipped at the Rocca di Cerere (Rock of Demeter), protruding out on one end of town next to the Castello di Lombardia. The spot enjoys spectacular views of the expansive countryside and windswept Sicilian interior. From here you can see Lake Pergusa, where mythology asserts that Persephone was abducted by Hades. While a prisoner in his underworld realm she ate six pomegranate seeds, and therefore was doomed to spend half of each year there. Because of its sulfur content, Lake Pergusa turns red once a year, a phenomenon that some say represents the blood of Persephone, and others believe represents the pomegranate seeds.

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