Also known as the Fountain "Liotru", is located in the center of Piazza Duomo, was built around 1736 by the architect Giovan Battista Vaccarini. The structure consists of a marble bath, with a central base decorated with two sculptures representing the rivers of Catania: the Simeto and Amenano. Above is a statue of the elephant. On the back of the animal is placed a marble decorated cloth, holding the beautiful Egyptian obelisk, stands on the summit, however, a globe, surrounded by a wreath of palm leaves and olive, and surmounted by a cross and a metal tablet inscription dedicated to St. Agatha. The legend tells that an elephant had put to flight the wild beasts that roamed the slopes of Etna, protecting the inhabitants of the city, while the name "Liotru" derives from a mispronunciation of the name of the magician Heliodorus, intelligent and ambitious man, who lived around 725, which aspire to become bishop of Catania and disappointed with the appointment of Leo II, took revenge by upsetting the religious functions with various spells, so he was sentenced to be burned alive inside the spa Achilliane.