tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-529907344489373149.post2251860633870399900..comments2023-06-12T07:04:08.588-07:00Comments on Doc and Raider: Catania Pride!Sean Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07667161773267619295noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-529907344489373149.post-76476251740241179482010-06-11T03:48:22.861-07:002010-06-11T03:48:22.861-07:00Roger gets the gold star on his report!Roger gets the gold star on his report!Sean Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07667161773267619295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-529907344489373149.post-13124607538846289172010-06-11T02:26:18.408-07:002010-06-11T02:26:18.408-07:00OK, so spill: why is Catania Pride's logo an e...OK, so spill: why is Catania Pride's logo an elephant?Tavdyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10109151555493408645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-529907344489373149.post-21084416998871485282010-06-10T22:33:15.556-07:002010-06-10T22:33:15.556-07:00I immediately thought of Bernini's sculpture o...I immediately thought of Bernini's sculpture of the elephant with an obelisk on its back, but that is in Rome -- but there is a similar (and considerably more ancient) one in the Piazza Duomo of Catania in Sicily, and that one has long been Catania's emblem -- local tradition says that it protects the city from evil. The city was under Saracen rule during the 10th-11th century, when it was known as Media-al-Fil, 'the City of the Elephant. <br /><br />No connection with any American political party!Rogerhttp://www.thegardenbear.weebly.comnoreply@blogger.com