Sky, landscape and myth
From the Celestial Dog to the Pillirina sea cave, from Nemi to the Antikythera Mechanism: independent research on the relationship between sky, territory, water, myth and ancient cultures.
Explore the archaeoastronomyGaspare Russo
- scientific researcharchaeoastronomy and archaeology
- introspective researchmyth and psyche
- artistic researchcinema, narrative and visual arts
Truth is a prism: it changes colour according to where you stand. It has to be looked at from several sides, and those sides together make harmony.
Section 01
Three independent expressions of one enquiry into the human being
Body, eyes and perception
An anthropological and experiential path on the relationship between gaze, attention, body, sensation and the transformation of perception.
Discover the Ocular ResetCinema, art and imagination
Film, writing, international awards and audiovisual storytelling: the image as an instrument for exploring and transforming human experience.
Discover the artistic workSection 02 · Featured research
Four independent projects. Every page distinguishes measured data from published results, hypotheses and interpretation.
South-eastern Sicily · Neolithic
The Celestial Dog
A possible system of stellar alignments between the Nymphaeum of Syracuse, the Anaktoron of Pantalica and the Scoglio dei Cani.
Syracuse · Ongoing research
The Pillirina
Aperture geometry, solar illumination and the hypothesis of a celestial function in a sea cave on the Maddalena peninsula.
Castelli Romani · Comparative mythology
Nemi and the Threshold Dog
Diana Nemorensis, the water, the grove and the ritual presence of the dog: a mythological convergence compared with Syracuse.
Ancient mechanics · Digital project
Antikythera and Archimedes
The Syracusan scientific tradition and the calculating digital reproduction of the Antikythera Mechanism.
Section 03 · Next event
3 October 2026 — Nemi
The Threshold Dog: Nemi, Syracuse and crossed myths
A talk on the dog as guardian of the threshold across the two sanctuaries: Diana Nemorensis, the water, the grove and the seasonal relationship with Sirius. Provisional title.
Section 04 · Credentials
Affiliations, identifiers and verifiable projects.
Independent researcher
Gaspare Russo — archaeoastronomy, comparative mythology, anthropology of perception.
Associazione Arco di Diana APS
Founder. Based in the Castelli Romani, Italy.
ORCID
SEAC XXXIII
Paper presented at the SEAC XXXIII conference at the University of Thessaly.
AntikytheraMechanism.app
Cinema
Documented film credits and awards — list under verification.
Patronage and partnerships
Listed only where authorised in writing.
No logo of any university, scientific association, festival or institution is used without written authorisation.