Never-before-seen series of ancient paintings dug up in Pompeii provide clues on rituals tied to Greek god
A rare set of nearly life-sized paintings were dug up in Pompeii over the last few weeks, offering clues about rituals connected to the Greek god of wine in the ancient city that was destroyed 2,000 ...
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10 Myths About the Greek God Dionysus
Dionysus was one of the twelve Olympian deities the ancient Greeks believed ruled over the cosmos. He was the patron god of wine and merriment, credited with the discovery of the grapevine. He was ...
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Pompeii unearths ‘extremely rare’ painting of wine god Dionysus and Bacchantes
the god of wine, painted on three sides of a large banquet room. Known as a "megalography" from the Greek for "large painting", the frieze depicts a procession, with Dionysus joined by the ...