Editing Trapani (section)

=== Origin of the name ===
The city was originally named ''Drépanon'' from the [[Greek language|Greek]] word for "[[sickle]]", because of the curving shape of its harbour.

Two ancient legends relate supposed mythical origins for the city and its name. In the first legend, Trapani stemmed from the sickle which fell from the hands of the goddess [[Demeter]] while she was seeking for her daughter [[Persephone]], who had been kidnapped by [[Hades]]. The second myth features [[Kronos (mythology)|Kronos]], who eviscerated his father [[Ouranos (mythology)|Ouranos]], god of the sky, with a sickle which, falling into the sea, created the city. In ancient times, Saturn (i.e., the [[Canaanite religion|Punic god]] [[Baal Hammon]]) was the patron god of Trapani. Today, Saturn's statue stands in a piazza in the centre of the city.

In [[Virgil]]'s ''[[Aeneid]]'', [[Anchises]], father of [[Aeneas]], died in Drepanum, and after fleeing from [[Dido]], the Trojan hero returned there to hold funeral games in his honor, known as the ''ludi novendiales''.