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Aetna (Ancient Greek:Αἴτνη,romanized: Aítnē) was inGreek andRoman mythology aSiciliannymph[1] and, according to Alcimus,[2] a daughter ofUranus andGaia or ofBriareus.[3]Stephanus of Byzantium says that according to one account Aetna was a daughter ofOceanus.[4]Simonides said that she had acted as arbitrator betweenHephaestus andDemeter respecting the possession of Sicily. ByZeus or Hephaestus she became the mother of thePalici.[5]
Mount Etna in Sicily was believed to have derived its name from her and under it Zeus buriedTyphon,Enceladus, or Briareus. The mountain itself was believed to be the place in which Hephaestus and theCyclopes made the thunderbolts for Zeus.[6]
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). "Aetna".Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.
