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The mask in between shows the face of a woman with blue eyes and curly hair. This may be the nymph Thetis, the savior of Dionysus. The central mosaic of the epiphany of Dionysus has the dimensions of 220 cm by 150 cm; The entire mosaic has a floor area of approximately 100 m 2.
The oldest known image of Dionysus, accompanied by his name, is found on a dinos by the Attic potter Sophilos around 570 BC and is located in the British Museum. [34] By the seventh century, iconography found on pottery shows that Dionysus was already worshiped as more than just a god associated with wine.
The cult of Dionysus traces back to at least Mycenaean Greece, since his name is found on Mycenean Linear B tablets as ππΊππ° (di-wo-nu-so). [3] [4] [5] Dionysus is often shown riding a leopard, wearing a leopard skin, or in a chariot drawn by panthers, and is also recognized by his iconic thyrsus.
The temple was situated near the theater in the city of Thebes. It was dedicated to the god under the name of Dionysus Lysios. Pausanias described the sanctuary in the 1st century: Near the Proitidian gate [of Thebes, Boiotia] is built a theater, and quite close to the theater is a temple of Dionysos surnamed Lysios (Deliverer).
Dionysus has been coined the "masked god," "wine god," and "god of theater" due to his androgynous appearance [5] and ability to hide his true self under facades and enthusiasm. Many Greek stories believe Dionysus to be the son of Zeus, [1] separated and placed in the care of Nysa nymphs in an attempt to protect him from Hera's anger towards ...
The Derveni krater, height: 90.5 cm (35 ½ in.), 4th century BC. The Dionysian Mysteries of mainland Greece and the Roman Empire are thought to have evolved from a more primitive initiatory cult of unknown origin (perhaps Thracian or Phrygian) which had spread throughout the Mediterranean region by the start of the Classical Greek period.
The Dionysus mosaic found in Samatya, Istanbul, was uncovered in 1995 while the lot it was discovered in was under construction. [1] It could have been created between the 4th and 5th century , with evidence supporting it to be from the later part of the 5th century. [ 2 ]
Temple of Dionysus. The Temple of Dionysus was a sanctuary on ancient Naxos dedicated to Dionysus. [1] Naxos was one of the cult centers of Dionysus in Ancient Greece, and the sanctuary at Naxos was one of his main temples along with the temple in Thebes. The site of the sanctuary was a place for a fertility cult as early as 1400 BC.