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Pan could be multiplied into a swarm of Pans, and even be given individual names, as in Nonnus' Dionysiaca, where the god Pan had twelve sons that helped Dionysus in his war against the Indians. Their names were Kelaineus, Argennon, Aigikoros, Eugeneios, Omester, Daphoenus, Phobos, Philamnos, Xanthos, Glaukos, Argos, and Phorbas.
In Greek mythology, Silenus (/ s aɪ ˈ l iː n ə s /; Ancient Greek: Σειληνός, romanized: Seilēnós, IPA: [seːlɛːnós]) was a companion and tutor to the wine god Dionysus. He is typically older than the satyrs of the Dionysian retinue , and sometimes considerably older, in which case he may be referred to as a Papposilenus.
Pages in category "Companions of Dionysus" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. * Thiasus; A.
These female companions may be clothed or nude, but the satyrs always treat them as mere sexual objects. [50] A single elderly satyr named Silenus was believed to have been the tutor of Dionysus on Mount Nysa. [34] [35] [46] After Dionysus grew to maturity, Silenus became one of his most devout followers, remaining perpetually drunk. [51]
Some were companions of Pan and Dionysus. Agreus; Ampelos; Marsyas; Nomios; Silenus or Papposilenus: companion and tutor to the wine god Dionysus. Scylla: once a nereid, transformed by Circe into a many-headed, tentacled monster who fed on passing sailors in the straits between herself and Charybdis by plucking them off the ship and eating them.
To the right of Lycurgus comes first a figure of Pan, [26] then at his feet a rather canine-looking panther, the traditional companion of Dionysus, whose face is missing but was presumably snapping at the king, and then the god himself, taunting him with his right arm extended in an angry gesture.
Why is he there? Because Dionysus is the Greek god of festivities (…) and wine, and is the father of Sequana, the goddess of the Seine river,” he said.
Cissus was a young satyr companion of Dionysus who, as Dionysus himself predicted, ended up transforming into an ivy vine. Clytie: Heliotropium: None Clytie was an Oceanid and a lover of Helios the Sun, who, because of Aphrodite, left her for another. Clytie, heartbroken over his rejection, betrayed the affair to the girl's father who then had ...