La leggenda del Bue

Ox-heads and betrayed husbands… what have they got to do with Florence's Duomo?? Did you know that on the Santa Maria dei Fiori Cathedral in Florence there is the head of an ox that looks down on from on high? What is the meaning of this? In a new post and Youtube Video, Melissa—the Studentessa Matta explores two intriguing explanations—one that has to do with paying tribute and the other with adultery! To read a transcript of the text in Italian and English visit

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La leggenda del Bue is an episode from Tutti Matti per l'Italiano! by Melissa Muldoon.

This episode is 07:14 long.

This episode was published on Apr 16, 2021.

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