fredag den 18. december 2015

17. december. Cumae - Antro Della Sibilla / The Cave Of The Sybil


"The gates of hell are open night and day; Smooth the descent, and easy is the way: But to return, and view the cheerful skies, In this the task and mighty labor lies... "
—The Aeneid, book VI, Virgil
Virgil said it better than anyone! The picture below shows the entrance to hell, the cave of the Sybilla in the Cumae mountain south of Napoli. The Sybil was a fortune teller, intoxicated by fumes from the caves, she would make divine prophecies.
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