Mezzoramia

Mezzoramia
Mezzoramia
Genre	Myth
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Type	Oasis

Mezzoramia is a mythical paradise in the African desert, from a story by . Gaudentio di Lucca, the main character of the tale, discovers the secret, narrow road that provides the only access to the oasis, and resides there for twenty-five years.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

In 2006, a dark albedo feature (region) of Saturn's moon Titan was named Mezzoramia after the mythical location.^[5]

References[]

^ Bane, Theresa (March 7, 2014). Encyclopedia of Imaginary and Mythical Places. McFarland Publishing. p. 104. ISBN 978-0786478484. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
^ Dunlop, John (1814). The History of Fiction.
^ E. Cobham Brewer, ed. (1870). Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable.
^ E. Cobham Brewer, ed. (June 1966). Reader's Handbook: Famous Names in Fiction, Allusions, References, Proverbs, Plots, Stories and Poems. Gale Group. pp. 408, 702. ISBN 978-0810301535.
^ "Mezzoramia". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.

Bibliography[]

The adventures of Signor Gaudentio di Lucca - Simon Berington - Ed. Cumming Dublin 1821.

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[1] Bane, Theresa (March 7, 2014). Encyclopedia of Imaginary and Mythical Places. McFarland Publishing. p. 104. ISBN 978-0786478484. Retrieved January 4, 2015.

[2] Dunlop, John (1814). The History of Fiction.

[3] E. Cobham Brewer, ed. (1870). Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable.

[4] E. Cobham Brewer, ed. (June 1966). Reader's Handbook: Famous Names in Fiction, Allusions, References, Proverbs, Plots, Stories and Poems. Gale Group. pp. 408, 702. ISBN 978-0810301535.

[5] "Mezzoramia". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.

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