Jaci Stephen
Jaci may refer to the following places: * Acireale (Sicilian: ''Jaciriali'', locally shortened to Jaci), Sicily, Italy * Jaci (river), in Sicilily, Italy * Jaci, São Paulo, Brazil See also * Jasy Jatere {{no footnotes, date=October 2016 Jasy Jatere is the name of an important figure in Guaraní mythology. One of the seven cursed children of Tau and Kerana, Jasy Jatere is one of the most important gods among the Guaraní speaking cultures of South ...

Acireale
Acireale (; scn, Jaciriali, locally shortened to ''Jaci'' or ''Aci'') is a coastal city and ''comune'' in the north-east of the Metropolitan City of Catania, Sicily, southern Italy, at the foot of Mount Etna, on the coast facing the Ionian Sea. It is home to numerous churches, including the Neo-Gothic St. Pietro's Basilica, St. Sebastiano's Basilica in the Sicilian Baroque style, and the 17th century Acireale Cathedral, and a seminary, for the training of priests. Acireale is also noted for its art and paintings: the oldest academy in Sicily, the " Accademia dei Dafnici e degli Zelanti", is located here. History According to tradition, the city's origins trace back to Xiphonia, a mysterious Greek city whose location is unknown. In Roman times, there existed another Greek town, Akis, which was involved in the Punic Wars. In Ovid's Metamorphoses, there is a great love between Ā́cis, the spirit of the Ā́cis River, and Galatea the sea-nymph. According to mythology, the tears ...
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Jaci (river)
The Jaci ( scn, Ciumi di Aci ( Eastern Sicilian Dialect ''Jaci''), it, Fiume di Aci, la, Acis, grc, Ἄκις, Ákis) was a river of Sicily, Italy on the eastern coast of the island, and immediately at the foot of Mount Etna. History It rose under a rock of lava, and had a very short course to the sea at Acireale (ancient Acium). It is celebrated on account of the mythological fable connected with its origin, which was ascribed to the blood of the youthful Acis, crushed under an enormous rock by his rival Polyphemus. It is evidently in allusion to the same story that Theocritus speaks of the "sacred waters Sacred waters are sacred natural sites characterized by tangible topographical land formations such as rivers, lakes, springs, reservoirs, and oceans, as opposed to holy water which is water elevated with the sacramental blessing of a cleric ... of Acis." From this fable itself we may infer that it was a small stream gushing forth from under a rock; the extreme col ...
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Jaci, São Paulo
Jaci is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area .... The population is 7,196 (2020 est.) in an area of 145.13 km2. The elevation is 545 m. Demographics The 2000 population was 5,117, of which 3,973 were urban and 1,144 were rural. The life expectancy was 73.8 years. The literacy rate was at 87.42%. Population References External links *http://www.citybrazil.com.br/sp/jaci/ Municipalities in São Paulo (state) {{SaoPauloState-geo-stub ...
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