Adranus Adranus Adranus or Adranos (Greek: ) was a fire god worshipped by the Sicels, an ancient population of the island of Sicily. His worship occurred all over the island, but particularly in the town of Adranus, modern Adrano, near Mount Etna. Adranus himself was said to have lived under Mount Etna before being driven out by the Greek god Hephaestus, or Vulcan. According to Aelian, about a thousand sacred dogs were kept near his temple in this town. According to Hesychius, Adranus was said to have been the father of the Palici, born to Adranus's lover, the nymph Thalia. Some
The Cults of the Greek States the beginnings of cult in Greece and the cults of Cronus, Zeus, Hera and Athena. The second volume focusses on Artemis, Hecate, Eileithyia and Aphrodite. The third volume focusses on Demeter, Kore-Persephone, and Hades/Plouton, followed by the fourth volume, which focusses on Poseidon and Apollo. The fifth, and final, volume focuses on Hermes, Dionysus, Hestia, Hephaestus, Ares and minor cults. Farnell, Lewis Richard. "The Cults of the Greek States", vol. 1 (Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1896). Frazer, James George. "The Golden Bough" (Oxford University Press, 1994). Berriedale, Keith A. "The Classical Quarterly", Vol. 4, No. 4 (Oct., 1910), pp. 282–285. (Cambridge