The ancient Trinacria symbol features on the flag of which Mediterranean island?
Trinacria his shoulders to support Sicily. Sicilians claim that when the island shakes from earthquakes it is Colapesce, moving the island on his shoulder because he is tired. Trinacria may also refer to Trinacria The Greek word Trinacria means "three pointed", from "akra", "end, point, peak, headland" plus "treis", "three", and is the earliest known name of the island of Sicily, formerly a Greek possession, so named from its triangular shape. Sicily was also later known by the Romans by its Greek name "Trinacria". The ancient symbol of Trinacria is the head of Medusa (a gorgon with a head of snakes)
A Flag on the Island A Flag on the Island A Flag on the Island is a collection of short stories written by V.S. Naipaul, and first published by André Deutsch in 1967. It includes the title novella, "A Flag on the Island," outtakes from previous books such as "The Enemy", from "Miguel Street", and pieces published in periodicals in Britain or the United States. The book is dedicated to Diana Athill. In late 1964 Naipaul was asked to write an original script for an American film. He spent the next few months in Trinidad and Tobago writing a novella, "A Flag on the Island".