Adranus

His worship occurred all over the island, but particularly in the town of Adranus, modern Adrano, near Mount Etna.

[1][2] According to Aelian, about a thousand sacred dogs were kept near his temple in this town.

[3] Adranus was said to have lived under Mount Etna before being driven out by the Greek god Hephaestus, or Vulcan.

Some modern commentators have suggested that Adranus may have been related to the similarly named gods Adar and Adrammelech, from Persia and Phoenicia respectively, who were also personifications of the sun or of fire in general.

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