Editing Palici (section)

==Genealogy==
The mythological lineage of the Palici is uncertain. One version of the legend attributes their parentage to sky god [[Zeus]] and nymph [[Aetna (nymph)|Aetna]]. Others associate their birth to a coupling between Aetna herself and smith deity [[Hephaestus]]. The "Greek version" indicate they are sons of Zeus and another nymph, called [[Thalia (nymph)|Thaleia]].<ref>Witczak K. T., Zawiasa D. (2004). "[https://antiquitasvivahome.files.wordpress.com/2021/06/54.1-2.05.-witczak-k.-t.-zawiasa-d.-palici-e28093-the-sicilian-twin-brothers-and-the-indo-european-myth-about-divine-twins.pdf Palici – the Sicilian Twin Brothers and the Indo- European Myth about Divine Twins]". In: ''Živa Antika'' [Antiquité Vivante]'' 54(1–2), 2004, pp. 55–57.</ref> A third account claimed that the Palici were the sons of the Sicilian deity [[Adranus]].

The medieval ''[[Vatican Mythographers]]'' book ascribed their lineage to Zeus and Aetna: Zeus (Jupiter) impregnated Aetna and she, fearing the wrath of Hera (Juno), was entrusted to Earth to protect her and her sons.<ref>{{cite book |doi=10.1515/9780823293315-004 |chapter=First mythographer |title=The Vatican Mythographers |year=2022 |pages=13–98 |isbn=978-0-8232-9331-5 }}</ref><ref name=Pepin2022>{{cite book |doi=10.1515/9780823293315-005 |chapter=Second mythographer |title=The Vatican Mythographers |year=2022 |pages=99–206 |isbn=978-0-8232-9331-5 |first1=Ronald E. |last1=Pepin }}</ref>