SICILY MYTH AND HISTORY

[@fob1xxl]

Proud Sicilian here ! My dad was born in Palermo in 1903 and came to America in 1906. I love the Italian history of my family. I'm first generation, born in 1945. My dad's name is on the ELLIS ISLAND WALL OF HONOR. I still have relatives there I've never met. I love your video ! GRAZIE !🇺🇲🇮🇹

[@stevebananas5788]

That's awesome! What year were you born? Where did you first live and end up? Generally... I dont need your address. So cool, 1903 geez

[@BongDonky]

Ciao! Parri Sicilianu?

[@antoninoscro1834]

Storia Siciliana.

[@ytang5615]

to me Sicily is one of the most beautiful and interesting places on earth. I loved everything about it, art, history, architecture, people, nature, food..and on and on. Mafia is just part of the whole tapestry, no need to avoid visiting Sicily based on exaggerated rumours. So many wonderful things to experience on just this island.

[@joslynaarons6885]

I love Sicily and its people. I had an unforgettable visit in Palermo at Hotel Zagarella in 1979.

[@joe_blunts]

There is a pizzeria in Sicily in Bogota that opens on summer weekend nights and it is the best pizza I've ever had in my life.I hope one day you get to try it. I hope it's still there.

[@antoninoscro1834]

​@@joe_bluntsIn Sicilia o a Bogota'?

[@Rick-sv1mp]

As a Sicilian I have to say this is an incredibly interesting video. I’m sorry you left out some interesting facts about WW2, when Sicily was the first region in Europe to be liberated from nazi-fascism thanks to the allies. In July 1943 there was the Battle of Gela, sadly this story is not so common as the Normandy battle that happened after. Apart from that thank you for spreading so much knowledge about my beautiful island!

[@desertwolf8089]

Excellent! My grandparents emigrated from Sicily over 100 years ago. However, they died before I was born. My parents who were born in Ohio and Michigan were so desperate to be accepted as Americans that they shared very little about their Sicilian heritage. So thanks very much for this. I really appreciate it.

[@theodorospadelidis6537]

hey brother I own a greco italic discord server it you want to join send me your discord account

[@theodoruspantelides8661]

own a greco sicilian friendship discord server if you want to join send me your account

[@charlesgangi8695]

Raised by my grandmother 😎

[@Creaserunner]

Similar to my moms family in Buffalo.

[@ben-ng9kc]

Hi I'm from Ohio and also Sicilian

[@chrisstanley81]

I am so proud my mom gave me her Sycilian DNA, the strongest and best mom I could have asked for. Oh God, I miss her😭

[@veronicaroach3667]

Thank you so much - that is really, really interesting. All of those facts were new to me. This little island has such a strong presence in the world, and so much history !

[@LunnaJannah]

She' isn't little

[@elisabettaticco5782]

The video is full of historical details , very well explained even though in short words. As an italian video watcher I've imagined this video very good for people coming from another country and willing to know the basis of sicilian history and culture. As I've seen many other videos by Muon Stone, I miss somehow this time more attention to myths, spiritual influences, or more focus on a special writer or poet or artist. A number of famous writers and artists is present, but only in a list . Very well done as ever , anyway.

[@lightbox617]

5 or six years ago, I was priveledged to spend significant time on both Islands. both communities insisted that they were not Italians but Sicilians or Sardinians. I was surprised at the ability of both groups to secure their history and research their ancient history. Neither seem to accept assistance from UNESCO but preserve lots of ancient architecture

[@antoninoscro1834]

Secondo lei hanno torto o ragione?

[@leonoranorman8273]

My mother was born in Calatafimi ( Trapani) where the Mille under Giuseppe Garibaldi defeated the Borboni … there is a monument called Il Pianto Romano and next to it an arch “ Qui si fa Italia o si Muore! “ on May 15, 1860 we celebrate the Unification of Italy! I’ve visited the site and I’m proud to say I’m Sicilian 100% . I remember as a child the old time Sicilians called Garibaldi “ u Zu Peppe” .

[@antoninoscro1834]

Pi farinni chi?

[@jamesmazzara6051]

i love learning about my land❤️

[@FlexibleFlyer50]

My father, his older sister, and my grandparents were born outside of Agrigento. They came to the US when my father was about a year old. My grandmother was illiterate, and from 5 years old she worked in a salt mine. My grandfather was a farmer and sheep herder. When he came to the US and my father was going to school. my grandfather took my father's books to work with him at night and learned English. The family had 15 children, and 9 survived to adulthood. My grandfather knew the value of an education, and all the children finished high school. Two of the sons went to college, while the other boys opened their own businesses. My grandfather became a US citizen, voted in every election, and was happy to live in the US. Where he saw opportunity, my grandmother longed to return to Sicily to live a life that was primitive by anyone's standards. She was in her 90s when she died in the US, and my grandfather was in his late 80s when he passed. My grandparents lived in a cold-water flat all their lives, but my grandfather always said that it was better than living in a hut or cave as in Sicily. He was grateful for the opportunities life presented in the US. My father visited relatives in Sicily five or six times before he died. He spoke a dialect that few people in Italy could understand. From my study of Italian, I found listening to my grandparents and father speak that many of their words ended in -u and had definite Arabic influence. My brothers and I, along with our cousins (first, second and third cousins) all have an interest in Sicily. Some of us have visited family members in Sicily, and we've seen where our grandparents and my father were born and brought up. So much has changed since my grandparents, my father and his sister came to the US. The cousins drove us around to sightsee, and we met distant family members and friends of people who had settled in the US but never returned to Sicily. In some cases, we saw old photographs of people who left the island, never to return. The people made their way to the US, and most never had enough money to return to Sicily---not even to visit. In other cases, the ties were severed with their move. Even though my father is long gone, I still am in contact with the cousins in Sicily----and I think our lives have been enriched by our contact.

[@nardis4140]

Great information.

[@emerdigiorgio3594]

Very well explained!!! BRAVO!👏👍🤝🌷⭐🏛

[@ferguslowrey6452]

Thank you so much for this documentary,

[@PatriciaFidone]

My family is also from the region of Syracuse, Rogers name pops up quite often, as this video brings up, he seemed 2B a fearless warrior, I enjoy the stories KZbin brings to this subject, so I thank them all!!!!!!!

[@masterjunky863]

I'm Lombard but I have Sicilian ancestry too. Viva l'Italia, da nord a sud! 🇮🇹

[@antoninoscro1834]

W a SICILIA!!!

[@egenestarr1986]

My Grandfather Paternal Immigrated to USA in 1923 , i was the luckiest man in the world to get a 1st assignment in the USAF in comiso - i loved it there , i miss it, what a great Island and People Ciao Bella

[@ns3520]

Thank you Muon Stone for this very informative video and the many new things I didn't know about Sicily 🌷

[@bosonfriend1202]

More videos on Sicily and other topics coming up soon on my new channel "Boson Friend", still me under a different name. Hope to see you all there! kzbin.info/door/fXjnS4qjTYlmKlrKmLRMhg

[@claudemontalbano3381]

As regards the first settlers, Sicani went from Spain, Sicels from East Europe, and Elymians their origin is mysterious, maybe Celts from south France maybe greeks from Troy. Concerning the phenicians, they never have setlled inside Sicily. They only found some branches near the sea (Panorma, Motye, Soloeis) before being chased out by the Greeks

[@elledix3575]

I noted the swastika on the robe of the warrior 03:01 and learned from Wiki that when it is left-facing it is called sauwastika. I already knew it is an ancient religious icon used as a symbol of divinity and spirituality in Indian religions, including Hinduism, Buddhism, but marvel at how it came to be on a Sicilian mosaic. :-)

[@muonstone7088]

Thanks for pointing that out. As a matter of fact, swastikas and sauwastikas are not found in Asia only. Undoubtedly, the name "swastika" is Sanskrit, and East Asia is actually the only region in which such symbols are still widely used. However, swastikas and the like used to be common in most ancient cultures including (surprise, surprise!) ancient Israel.

[@emerdigiorgio3594]

@ Elle Dix: Also in Scandivanian mythology...

[@MountainJew5]

Swastikas are on greek art, they found a 3200 year old gold necklace In Iran.. the sintashta cultures city arkaim is in shape of swastika in the Pontic steppe.. they are found amongst the Illyrian tribes in the balkans

[@1packard]

Please note that Malta and Gozo are not part of Sicily as the video gives the impression.

[@koushikchakraborty97]

Rightly pointed out👍

[@tonyrome655]

Yes, the video states that Malta became independent.

[@donaldlococo954]

The Sicani and the Sicel languages were derived from the same root language family as Roman Latin. Therefore the Sicilian language is not "so-called" before the Romans invaded. It was well developed centuries before Rome invaded and constantly evolved before and after, like all European languages did.

[@LunnaJannah]

Ahhh my people ❤ ciao 👏🏼 can't stand how we get left out and it's our mother land. The language they call sicilian isnt ours. Their all dialects... The sicels are aboriginal sicilians... And only a small mention of the ancient Greeks who cared for us. 😢 I don't understand why they need to leave it out. Everything isn't arabic FFs

[@ROBBANKS666666]

Great video

[@johnking6252]

Such an interesting location for an island and I had no idea of the islands that surrounded it. It seems it should have had a more dominant position in history than it did. But it's still a remarkable history none the less. Thx. 👍

[@deadbeat5165]

i was excited to visit sicily but was shocked how neglected and trashed it was

[@falconinflight6235]

Nice vacation destination.

[@BongDonky]

Ciao, Sugnu di Cefalu ,Sicilia. But I live in California now. Grazie pi lu video, Salutamu!

[@almamybokarbirobarry780]

Sicily should be a country

[@ritanorscia1903]

È un'isola con tante che splendide città, una diversa dall'altra, ma preziose, formate da storia, archeologia,, mosaici, splendidi che invidiano tutto, il mondo, una sola parola, la Sicilia, è, splendida!!!!

[@MC-bu6ez]

Seven centuries of Greek culture in Sicily condensed into one sentence!.

[@Gobo54988]

What a weird mixture of fact and fiction. Personally, I think some myths are cute but the one about the origins of the mafia has got to stop. The original mafiosi were the armed and violent rent collectors for the aristocrats of Sicily. When land reform happened those bands of men still wanted to collect money from the peasants for doing nothing- so they continued doing that. They came up with the corny myth that they originated in the Beati Paoli, but there's no reason to dignify the myths of criminals by repeating them.

[@BongDonky]

Orgogliu Siciliana!!

[@tonipittoni5527]

Nice little documentary.What about the Steri Palace not mention of it

[@michaelinguanti7780]

Very good iam siciliano usa

[@ritanorscia1903]

La,Sicilia è tutta Bellissima dalle coste,,all, interno, ,(,,,,Arte,,,,Storia, ,, archeologia,affreschi ,mosaici,,,,,, è completa non li manca niente,,,, è il massimo della, bellezza, Me la sogno ancora,, l'adoro, come i suoi abitanti,

[@michaelmcdonagh5104]

What a history!

[@recyclespinning9839]

When you look at the maps, and the time periods and who inhabited or tried to take over certain areas, you'll realize that we all have vast DNAs in us. The very people we may judge or be wary of, possibly we have some ancestors shared..

[@Slo-ryde]

Cacti and Agave are not native to Sicily; or any part of the Mediterranean….. they are now invasive plants originally from Central America; brought to Europe by the Spanish!

[@gwalla17]

What’s up with the Freemason symbols around Garibaldi 16:49

[@muonstone7088]

After participating in an uprising in Piedmont, Garibaldi was sentenced to death, but escaped and sailed to South America, where he spent 14 years. Once in Montevideo (Uruguay), he took advantage of the asylum Masonic lodges offered to political refugees from European countries. He regarded Freemasonry as a network that united progressive men aound the world. He got ever higher degrees in New York, Turin and Palermo, until he was elected as the Grand Master of the Grand Orient of Italy in Florence in 1864. By 1881, Garibaldi was regarded as the most prominent Freemason in italy.

[@cerliezio]

Garibaldi was a mason.

[@PatriciaFidone]

P.S. Muon Stone gets a huge shout out for their historical blog here=thanx!

[@LP1990s]

SICILIA ❤

[@andrewperoti6525]

Mussolini kicked out Mr Crawley 🤣

[@horsewithnoname8795]

One of the many good things he did.

[@mickyss7766]

What did Mr Crowley do ? I know nothing about it ?

[@antoninoscro1834]

​@@horsewithnoname8795Ni parra a Storia!

[@CommonSwindler]

Frederick II is rather mischaracterized and certainly under described here. He was not opposed to Muslim; he, like any ruler, was opposed to open revolt which the Muslims of the innermost regions of the island were engaged in. His solution was as ingenious as it was efficacious and ensured peace for the island as well as security for the deported Muslims under his personal protection in Lucera. Also… I love how Roger II and Frederick II, the greatest sons of Sicily and the Regno, get just a few sentences all together.

[@GIF_CANCEL]

Everything Catholic is good.

[@horsewithnoname8795]

I am Sicilian, born and raised there until I immigrated to the US, I can assure you there were never any giants, or Cyclops, or mermaids, or centaurs, or any other monster in Sicily, those are just legends.

[@arielsea9087]

It makes for a good story and movie.

[@veronicaroach3667]

@@arielsea9087 Nobody really thought those tales were anything but scary stories - as folks in most ancient cultures seemed to need to have such tales to tell - just to scare the kids into being good maybe ?

[@AdoptedDaughterofJesus]

giants are angels bred with humans in death the giants become demons

[@horsewithnoname8795]

@@AdoptedDaughterofJesus 😂😂😂😂😂

[@GIF_CANCEL]

The Inquisition was good and salutary.

[@antoninoscro1834]

Va fatti u bagnu ammari!

[@lindadechiazza2924]

There is a plant name cicely an herb it is like anise and the danes make a drink from it. So many mediterranean drinks have that licorice flavor does that mean everything is connected? And just because crowley was a bigger jerk than benito mussolini doesn't mean a broken clock can be correct twice a day...As far as i know the state of Italy is being lead by a youngish woman Hope she can guide the nation into an orderly future Same hope for USA that the leadership wil be much better . . .

[@nativoplantas2003]

Viva

[@LunnaJannah]

Left so much out.. cabt believe u said mountain.

[@LunnaJannah]

And Etna is a volcano not a mountain. The Maltese didn't populate us.

[@deeppurple883]

Sicily's national flag is the same as the Isle of Man

[@LunnaJannah]

Yeah and it comes from the ancient Greeks who first came Lots of history left out

[@tonyrome655]

Similar but not the same.

[@404errorpagenotfound.6]

Is there sich thing as ehtnic or indigenous Sicilians that have maintained their identity, if yes who are they? It seems socilians are just a series of different people that came their took over and were taken over by others again and again. Ask because my grandparents are all Sicilian migrants and i am trying to learn about my roots.

[@antoninoscro1834]

Gli Indigeni Siciliani nei secoli si sono mescolati con i greci i fenici gli arabi ,onde per cui questo e'in nostro popolo.

[@TripleNpple]

I'm a D' Amore have no clue how I ended up on the other side of the planet on the next biggest volcano in the world. BUT one thing always is said in my family we're sicilian.

[@antoninoscro1834]

Il tuo e'un cognome Siciliano della provincia di Palermo ,che purtroppo si sta estinguendo.

[@ChristineSell-nf8eg]

My mother's side of the family came from Santa Ninfa.

[@ruyaal]

Sicily was first a Shia emirate after the conquest by the Fatimids only taller became Sunni.

[@giancarlolamagna7437]

Giovanni verga hat auch in vizzini gelebt. Da komme ich auch her

[@helenamcfarland888]

So many inaccuracies please do accurate historical research before posting , too many for me to name them all.

[@tbq011]

The name of the island Sicily and it's toponyms are all greek !

[@tonybroderick4808]

So Sicilians are not really Italian?

[@muonstone7088]

Believe or not, Italy is a fairly young country. The Kingdom of Italy was founded in 1861, almost a century after the United States of America! Before that time, the Italian peninsula had been a patchwork of lordships, kingdoms and republics in constant warfare, whose populations hailed from all over the Mediterranean and beyond. So, to make a long story short, the concept of "Italian" or "Sicilian" - as a race or nationality - is more a social convention than an actual genetic fact. After all, each region in the world has always been a "melting pot" in its own right to a varying extent.

[@tonybroderick4808]

@@muonstone7088 Ok, but do Sicilians want an Independent Sicily?

[@muonstone7088]

@@tonybroderick4808 It is not a very widespread movement but, yes, there are a few independentist groups in Sicily and other Italian regions.

[@Refref1990]

Of course we are Italians! What kind of question is it?

[@Refref1990]

@@tonybroderick4808 Honestly, I don't know anyone who wants to become independent from the rest of Italy! Throughout Italy we always make jokes between north and south, once there was real racism about it, surely some racist person can still find it, but for the most part now they are only jokes!

[@stevebananas5788]

im not italian.....but if a boy can claim to be a women. then i declare myself sicilian

[@emerdigiorgio3594]

@ SteveBAN:Well said! And I want to marry my cat! You ARE Sicilian!! 👏👏👏👍👍👍😀

[@ogworker72]

You guys crack me up

[@Refref1990]

ok, inizia a parlarmi siciliano allora! (non traduco perchè da siciliano mi capirai sicuramente)

[@LunnaJannah]

From an Aboriginal sicilian... Welcome . Vene ca ❤

[@LunnaJannah]

​@@Refref1990 U probably speak a dialect. Where are U from and I'll tell U if U do. Only in the east do they speak ancient sicilian. Ont 6% is arab more greek and Italian. And sicilian doesn't have anything to do with the arab language. Its just as old as Latin. ❤ If U didn't know that than Ur not aboriginal sicilian.

[@paulorenatodemaria6106]

Dai, Francesco Parla in italiano.

[@yorgos19681]

Arhimidis Was GREEK

[@LunnaJannah]

Aboriginal sicilians? 😮

[@ritanorscia1903]

Sono un etnia, è stata invasa da tanti, popoli diversi, che l'hanno arricchita, con le loro, diversità, lasciando tanta cultura,,

[@LunnaJannah]

Seriously learn about aboriginal sicilians pls. We are NOT MALTESE and only a 6% is arab its ancient italic and ancient greek thanks. Ffs love how whoever has a tiny bit of % that isnt greek or Italian they ckaim ALL SICILIANS ARE THE SAME. .. those trees are native. No respect

[@stevenwendellnelson8861]

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[@AdoptedDaughterofJesus]

the blood atonement God in flesh is what saves forgives peoples sins Jesus is Jehovah

[@jagdishramanathan4620]

3.01 swastika is hindu emblem of prosperity .pre-christian civilization of europe was hindu . (all denied by church )

[@fermentedmoosenucks9499]

World wide civilization, thousand year reign :)