Scarlatti, Domenico: (b. 26 October 1685, Naples. d. 23 July 1757, Madrid). Composer. Having received his earliest musical instruction from his father, Alessandro Scarlatti, he moved first to Rome and then to Portugal. There he became a teacher to one of the royal princesses. He accompanied her (c1729) to Madrid when she married the King of Spain. His works include over 500 sonatas for the harpsichord, church music, and operas.
Scerni (CH): A commune in the province of Chieti. Population: 3,604 (2006e).
Schiavi di Abruzzo (CH): A commune in the province of Chieti. Population: 1,199 (2006e).
Sciacca (AG): A commune in the province of Agrigento. Population: 40,868 (2006e).
Sciara (PA): A commune in the province of Palermo.
Sciarrino, Salvatore: (b. April 4, 1947, Palermo). Composer.
Sciascia, Leonardo: (b. 1921, Racalmuto [AG]; d. 1989). Novelist.
Scicli (RG): A commune in the province of Ragusa.
Scido (RC): A commune in the province of Reggio Calabria.
Scigliano (CS): A commune in the province of Cosenza. Population: 1,462 (2006e).
Scilla (anc. Scyllaeum, Scylla, Skulla): A promontory on the coast of Calabria at the N entrance to the Straits of Messina. Ancient tradition makes it the home of the mythical monster Scylla. It sits opposite to Charybdis on the Sicilian side of the Strait.
Scilla (anc. Scyllaeum) (RC): A commune in the province of Reggio Calabria. It is named for the promontory on which it is located.
Scilla, Agostino: (b. 1629, at Messina; d. 1700). Painter.
Scilla, Luigi Ruffo: (b. Aug. 25, 1750, at S. Onofrio; d. Nov. 17, 1832, at Naples). Ecclesiastic. Ordained a priest in 1780, he served as Apostolic Nuncio to Austria in 1793. He was elevated to cardinal in 1801. He served as archbishop of Naples from 1802 to 1832.
Scillato (PA): A commune in the province of Palermo
Scipione di Guido: fl. 1587-1904. A sculptor and engraver from Naples.
Scisciano (NA): A commune in the province of Napoli.
Sciuti, Giuseppe: (b. 1834, at Zafferana Etnea (CT); d. 1911). Painter.
Sclafani Bagni (PA): A commune in the province of Palermo.
Scontrone (AQ): A commune in the province of L’Aquila. Population: 601 (2006e).
Scoppito (AQ): A commune in the province of L’Aquila. Population: 2,857 (2006e).
Scordia (CT): A commune in the province of Catania. Population: 17,202 (2006e).
Scorrano (LE): A commune in the province of Lecce. Population: 6,887 (2006e).
Scurcola Marsicana (AQ): A commune in the province of L’Aquila. Population: 2,669 (2006e).
Scydrus: An ancient town of Bruttium. Its exact location is unknown but was located along the Tyrrhenian coast of the modern province of Cosenza. It was founded by Greeks from Sybaris.
Scylla (Grk: Skylla): A mythological monster which lived in a cave on the mainland side of the Straits of Messina. According to some classical writers, Scylla was originally was a beautiful nymph, daughter of Crataeis. Beloved by the sea-god Glaukos, she incurred the jealousy of the witch Circe who turned her into a horrible monster which barked like a dog. Earlier writers, however, claim that she was born a monster. Most sources describe Scylla as having 12 feet and a fearsome head at the end of each of her 6 long necks. The mouth of each head had 3 rows of sharp teeth. Others say she had only 3 heads or the heads of six different animals. Although best known for her attack of Odysseus and his men in Homer’s Odyssey, she appears occasionally in other stories. When Hercules was passing nearby, herding the cattle of Geryon back to Greece, Scylla stole some of the oxen. For this she was slain by the hero, but later was restored to life by the sea-god Phorcys. Virgil (Aeneid vi.286) stated that there were several Scyllae, who resided in the underworld.
Scylla’s parentage varies in different sources. Her father is claimed to be Phorcys, Poseidon, Triton, or Typhoeus. Her mother is most commonly identified as Crataeis, but some sources claim she is it Trienos, Hecate, Lamia, or Echidna.