Fantastic legends envelop the history of this remote region in Italy, from the Homeric monsters Scylla and Charybdis to the Norman tales of Fata Morgana. A succession of peoples and civilizations (Villanovans, Ausonians, Phoenicians, Greeks, Romans, Swabians, Arabs, and Aragonese) fused with the proto-Italic inhabitants and left their imprint upon local customs and traditions as well as upon architectural and artistic styles.