E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Et’na.
Virgil ascribes its eruption to the restlessness of Enceldus, a hundred-headed giant, who lies buried under the mountain. (Æn. iii. 578, etc.) In Etna the Greek and Latin poets place the forges of Vulcan and the smithy of the Cyclops.
dus, a hundred-headed giant, who lies buried under the mountain. (Æn. iii. 578, etc.) In Etna the Greek and Latin poets place the forges of Vulcan and the smithy of the Cyclops.
