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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.
In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Pan (/ p æ n /; [2] Ancient Greek: Πάν, romanized: Pán) is the god of the wild, shepherds and flocks, rustic music and impromptus, and companion of the nymphs. [3] He has the hindquarters, legs, and horns of a goat, in the same manner as a faun or satyr.
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Other depictions of the story tend to either depict Lycurgus attacking Ambrosia, often with a double-headed axe, while her companions rush to her aid, or Lycurgus alone, entangled in the vine. The closest parallel to the scene on the cup is one of the apse mosaics in the triconch triclinium at the Villa del Casale , Piazza Armerina , which may ...
Dionysos is a 1984 French comedy film directed by Jean Rouch, starring Jean Monod and Hélène Puiseux. It tells the story of an American drama teacher who after writing a thesis on Dionysus tries to combine Dionysian rites with the work at a car factory, in an attempt to create the world's first car built in joyous frenzy. [ 1 ]
Companions of Dionysus (3 C, 27 P) Consorts of Dionysus (3 C, 16 P) Cult of Dionysus (8 C, 31 P) G. Greek festivals of Dionysus (8 P) M. Mythology of Dionysus (2 C ...
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 ...
Maron was mentioned among the companions of Dionysus. [6] The city Maroneia in Thrace was named after its founder Maron; there he was venerated in a sanctuary. The god Osiris (Dionysus) left Maron, who was now old, in that land to supervise the culture of the plants which he introduced to the a city. [7] "Maron who haunts the vines at Ismaros ...