Gela

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A city of southern Sicily, Italy, on the Mediterranean Sea. Founded c. 688 BC by Greek colonists from Crete and Rhodes, it reached the height of its prosperity in the fifth century BC. The dramatist Aeschylus lived here.

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There is a pun on the name Gela -- [Greek: Gela] and

The Eleven Comedies, Volume 1 446? BC-385? BC Aristophanes
There is a pun on the name Gela and 'ridiculous' which it is impossible to keep in English.

The Acharnians 446? BC-385? BC Aristophanes
The children in Gela are allowed to caress at least Domenico, but I –

The Miracles of Antichrist: A Novel 1915
Domenico seems to be a god in Gela, to say nothing of his –

The Miracles of Antichrist: A Novel 1915
"But Gela is an interesting town," said Donna Micaela, obstinately.

The Miracles of Antichrist: A Novel 1915
"Gela is a village of a hundred houses, which is situated on the southern side of Monte Chiaro, quite at its foot," continued Donna Micaela, with the most innocent expression.

The Miracles of Antichrist: A Novel 1915
The roof of the church fell in during the last earthquake, and it has never been mended, for Gela is quite destitute.

The Miracles of Antichrist: A Novel 1915
According to the standard system of designation, its single planet was simply referred to as Gela!

Mystery of the Anti Scheer, Karl 1976
I have not thought of looking for the great philosopher's villa in Gela.

The Miracles of Antichrist: A Novel 1915
The night before D-Day, as the Samuel Chase steamed through stormy weather to the southwestern beaches at Gela, Sicily, he had slept in a bunk on the weather deck.

Wild Bill Donovan Douglas Waller 2011