El Monte Circeo y otras montañas míticas de la región pontina (Latina, Italia)

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09/2019
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Universidad San Martín de Porres
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Turismo y Patrimonio
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2313-853X
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1680-9556
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Las llanuras pontinas se ubican en el centro de la península itálica, sobre la costa del Tirreno, en la provincia Latina de la región del Lazio. Las planicies costeras y sus humedales rodean a montes y promontorios rocosos de escasa altitud y abrupta conformación que se proyectan hacia el mar. La dimensión simbólica de estas montañas queda vinculada a figuras míticas del mundo greco-romano, tales como el héroe Ulises, el dios Júpiter y la hechicera Circe. El monte Sant´Angelo que domina la ciudad de Terracina tiene en su cima las ruinas de un importante templo romano dedicado a Júpiter (o a Venus) que llegó a ser reutilizado como monasterio por monjes benedictinos. Por su parte, el macizo del Circeo ofrece en su cumbre los restos de un pequeño templo, que se asocia con la figura de la mítica hechicera Circe, de la que se dice que sedujo y retuvo a Ulises, convirtiendo a sus compañeros en cerdos. La propia morfología del perfil de la montaña es interpretada como el rostro de la hechicera, en el cual la cumbre principal del macizo ocupa el lugar de la nariz. Esta investigación antropológica de campo –basada en ascensiones y entrevistas informales– arroja luz sobre la articulación de la dimensión mítica del monte Circeo y el monte Sant´Angelo de Terracina con el turismo y el paisaje cultural de la región pontina.
The Pontin plains are located in the center of the Italian peninsula, on the Tyrrhenian coast, in the Latina province of the Lazio region. The coastal plains and their wetlands surround mountains and rocky promontories of low altitude and abrupt conformation that project towards the sea. The symbolic dimension of these mountains is linked to mythical figures of the Greco-Roman world, such as the hero Ulysses, the god Jupiter and the sorceress Circe. Mount Sant´ Angelo that dominates the city of Terracina has at its top the ruins of an important Roman temple dedicated to Jupiter (or Venus) that was reused as a monastery by Benedictine monks. For its part, the Circeo massif offers at its summit the remains of a small temple, which is associated with the figure of the mythical sorceress Circe, which is said to have seduced and retained Ulysses, turning his companions into pigs. The morphology of the mountain profile itself is interpreted as the face of the sorceress, in which the main peak of the massif occupies the place of the nose. This anthropological field research - based on ascents and informal interviews - sheds light on the articulation of the mythical dimension of Mount Circeo and Mount Sant’Angelo de Terracina with tourism and the cultural landscape of the Pontine region.
The Pontin plains are located in the center of the Italian peninsula, on the Tyrrhenian coast, in the Latina province of the Lazio region. The coastal plains and their wetlands surround mountains and rocky promontories of low altitude and abrupt conformation that project towards the sea. The symbolic dimension of these mountains is linked to mythical figures of the Greco-Roman world, such as the hero Ulysses, the god Jupiter and the sorceress Circe. Mount Sant´ Angelo that dominates the city of Terracina has at its top the ruins of an important Roman temple dedicated to Jupiter (or Venus) that was reused as a monastery by Benedictine monks. For its part, the Circeo massif offers at its summit the remains of a small temple, which is associated with the figure of the mythical sorceress Circe, which is said to have seduced and retained Ulysses, turning his companions into pigs. The morphology of the mountain profile itself is interpreted as the face of the sorceress, in which the main peak of the massif occupies the place of the nose. This anthropological field research - based on ascents and informal interviews - sheds light on the articulation of the mythical dimension of Mount Circeo and Mount Sant’Angelo de Terracina with tourism and the cultural landscape of the Pontine region.
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