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  Publio Virgilio Marone.
Virgilio, The Poet, He, The Great, the most important writer of his period.
But He was also a wizard. He was a Mystic and the protector of Naples; his magic life influence Naples until now.
Sometime, someone can see a sort of shadow, light, a figure of high man ancient dressed - a blue tunic -, and a book, the Magic Book in his hands.
And you can see him (ghost, shadow), in our ancient quarter, and he seems, absent, immerse In a sort of deep reading of his Magic Book and looking for some new prodigy.

High, beautiful and elegant, He was a man rich of fashion, and with a sort of magnetism coming from his studies and all surrounded of a mysterious breeze.
Virgilio was an "initiated"...... at esoteric practice.

Many and many are HIS works. Magic prodigy, illusion.
The Golden Fly, that HE created blowing in the wind.
It started to fly upon the city and liberated Naples from an heavy invasion of grasshoppers.
HE restored all the Phlegraean area. Before of his miracle the area was a marsh, bog, and Neapolitan citizen kept at a great distance from that area.
After the prodigy, the Phlegraean land became one of the most beautiful site of the city and till now it's considered a sort of Paradise, a resort area inside the city.
It's a wholesome area, and people came there to rest and to breathe good air.
HE changed the wind direction. Before of this event blowed from south and the country graved was damaged.
Recovered the horses from a unknown sick; Helped fishermen, and discovered an hot spring fountain.
Discovered the mystify of Cuman Oracles ministers. A terrible serpent was under the quarter Pendino (in the heart of Naples), heating many babies.
Virgilio went in front of the monster, and asked to stay alone. Than HE killed the serpent with the only arm of his Magic Book. The Mystic restored the underground caves of the city. Before of HIS "work", there are horrible caves, where lived picturesque and horrible figures, and monsters.
He made his prodigy, and till now the underground Naples is one of the tourist site, one of the most attractive sites.
One night, He had nothing to do, and so he hollowed a cave, joining the city with countries.
This grove is now one of the most important city road and links the city centre, (seaside area) to the popular quarter of Fuorigrotta, that has been developed thanking to the Piedigrotta Grove.
In Piedigrotta now HE rest and at HIS feet start one of HIS best and most important masterpiece; Piedigrotta grove.
There is also a little but most important church. Piedigrotta, near the grove, famous because not many years ago the top important Neapolitan popular fest was Piedigrotta fest (at the end of Summer). The top event of the year, waited by all the people, that had its best period during Bourbons domination..

But the most famous miracle of Virgilio was also the most simply.
He takes an egg, put it into a nest. Easy.
He goes on Megaride rocks, the place where was found the Mermaid body that gives the ancient name of Naples (Megaride).
He went on this rock and put the nest on that place. Stop.
The Castel dell'Ovo (ovo means egg in Neapolitan), due to this simply act all his magic power.
Here in Naples people says that all the Castel was built on Virgilio egg.
All the castle, great tufa construction is on balance upon Virgilio egg.
And for a sort of extension, typical of Naples and Neapolitan people,
All the city of Naples is on balance upon Virgilio egg.

 
 
 
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