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Debris of the Temple of Dionysus or Athena (F) in front of the Temple of Hera (E), Selinunte, Sicily, Italy
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Dionysus also spelled Dionysos, also called Bacchus, a nature god of fruitfulness and vegetation, especially known as a god of wine and ecstasy.
Wine was a religious focus in the cult of Dionysus and was his earthly incarnation. Wine could ease suffering, bring joy, and inspire divine madness.
If he somehow came to Pyles, he would probably like to be hosted here, with the green vine deeply rooted next to the blue door of the old stone house.
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Echeveria dionysos is a hybrid plant (E. Purpusorum x E. Spec) and is part of the crassulaceae family. It is small and is native to Mexico. It is a collector's item due to its pointed leaves in greenish gray tone, sparkling dots and stained purple. In addition, it has a perfectly symmetrical rosette, which makes it even more beautiful.
The plant reaches 8 cm in height and its rosettes are approximately 10 cm in diameter. The leaves are 5 cm long and 2.5 cm wide. As the succulent Dionysus is a hybrid, it is often highlighted as Echeveria purpusorum.
The difference between them is that the second is thinner and has a more pointed peak. In turn, Echeveria dionysos is a little more “plump”.
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The ornamental succulent leaves organized in the form of compact rosettes, whose appearance reminds us of stone roses, are the trademark of representatives of the genus Echeveria. Typical plants from arid regions, with important adaptations to life in warm and sunny environments, Echeverias are omnipresent in the collections of admirers of succulent plants. Its resistance, rapid growth and multiplication, in addition to the ease of cultivation, justify this popularity.
The Echeverias were formally described in 1828, having been named after the Mexican botanical artist Atanasio Echeverría y Godoy. There are approximately 150 species gathered in the genus Echeveria, which are distributed in several regions of semi-arid climate in Central America, with a high concentration of ornamental succulents originating in Mexico.
Succulents of the genus Echeveria belong to the family Crassulaceae, which includes many plants often grown for ornamental purposes.
Also known as "Mexican Hens & Chicks", Echeveria can produce new offsets or "chicks" around the base of the mother plant. These chicks can be left to form a tidy cluster or removed and transplanted. Additionally, Echeveria can be propagated from stem cuttings or mature leaves.
The Theatre of Dionysus, Athens
"The Theatre of Dionysus is regarded as the first sample of Greek theatres and the birthplace of the Greek drama. It was built into a natural hallow at the southern slopes of the Acropolis and it is the first theater in the world. This ancient theater was dedicated to Dionysus, the god of wine making and ecstasy, whose festivals was the driving force behind the development of Greek theater. Probably established in the late 6th century, the theater has been reconstructed many times since then." www.greeka.com
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The over-lifesize marble Dionysus with Panther and Satyr in the Palazzo Altemps, Rome, is a Roman work of the 2nd century AD, found in the 16th century on the Quirinal Hill at the time foundations were being dug for Palazzo Mattei at Quattro Fontane.
The statue was purchased for the Ludovisi collection, where it was first displayed in front of the Palazzo Grande, the main structure of the Villa Ludovisi, and by 1641 in the gallery of sculptures in the Casino Capponi erected for Cardinal Ludovico Ludovisi in the villa's extensive grounds.
By 1885, it had been removed to the new Palazzo del Principe di Piombino, nearby in via Veneto. With the rest of the Boncompagni-Ludovisi collection, which was open to the public on Sundays and covered in the guidebooks, and where it had become famous, it was purchased in 1901 for the City of Rome, as the Ludovisi collection was dispersed and the Villa's ground built over at the end of the 19th century.
The formula, with somewhat exaggerated contrapposto, the god's right hand resting on his head, is based on the Apollo Lyceus, which is variously attributed and dated. This ivy-crowned Dionysus is accompanied by the panther that signalises his numinous presence, and a satyr of reduced size, a member of his retinue. Long locks of his hair fall girlishly over his shoulders and in his left hand he holds a bunch of grapes, emblematic of his status as god of wine.
The original elements are the heads, torsos and thighs of Dionysus and the satyr. The arms of the satyr and the lower legs and base are modern— that is, 16th-century— restorations.
At the southern end of High Street (Markyate, Hertfordshire) you find this pine cone sculpture fronting a 19th century terrace. Pine cones have been represented in classical Greek and Roman sculpture and architecture and were related to the cult of Dionysus and Mithras. Mithras in particular was very popular with the Roman army which dominated this area for about 400 years. In so far, the pine cone here is an architectural echo of the past. And so is the portico to the left, built in the Georgian style and just finished. The past is never really gone.
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OK, this is a marble sculpture of the 3rd century AD showing the god Dionysus arm in arm with a satyr (on the left) plus some vine and grapes etc. It is also true that wine and drinking and phallic processions played a role in the cult of Dionysus and that the temporary liberation from social constraints and mores played a part in its mysteries. But that is not all. The cult is also related to the mythical figure of Orpheus, the person who (like Jesus Christ) went into the Underworld to redeem people and returned from there! In its orphic version, the cult of Dionysus has a strong metaphysical character and is about liberation from death and the avoidance of rebirth or re-incarnation. Those initiated in this way would also be vegetarians. Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki. Leica M8, Voigtlaender 35/1.4.
The mosaic and a Roman villa was discovered in 1941 during the construction of an air-raid shelter very close to the cathedral. The present museum has been built all around the Roman villa.
Roman Germanic Museum, Cologne
La Dionysus Room correspond à la salle 109 au rez-de-chaussée du bâtiment Nouvel Ermitage faisant partie du Musée Ermitage qui occupe une partie du palais d’Hiver au 2 place du Palais, à Saint-Pétersbourg en Russie. La salle est dédiée aux statues de l’Antiquité.
Le palais d’Hiver est un éblouissant palais baroque pistache et blanc qui servit de résidence d'hiver aux tsars. Il fut construit de 1754 à 1762 à la demande de l'impératrice Élisabeth, fille de Pierre le Grand. Catherine II (1729-1796) y ajouta une partie appelée l'Ermitage, où elle recevait des invités et collectionnait des tableaux de grands peintres; c'est de cette partie du palais d'Hiver que vient le nom de musée de l'Ermitage.
C'est Alexandre Ier (1777-1825) qui déclara le palais musée impérial. Il y a habité pendant plusieurs années. L'empereur y séjournait alors entre l'automne et le printemps. Bien que le palais semble symétrique, chacune de ses façades présente des ornements différents et réserve des surprises.
Dès 1703, le tsar Pierre le Grand ordonna la construction de fortifications à l'embouchure de la Neva, destinées à abriter l'armée durant la Grande Guerre du Nord contre la Suède. Il construisit la forteresse de Schüsselbourg (la ville-clé), appelé aujourd'hui, la forteresse Pierre-et-Paul, et fit fortifier l'île de Kotline. Puis l'idée de construire une ville sur les marécages environnants lui vint en 1706, sans doute parce que l'emplacement de Saint-Pétersbourg en faisait un port maritime le plus souvent libre des glaces et bien relié par la Neva au réseau fluvial de la Russie. Ainsi, l'une des œuvres majeures du règne de Pierre le Grand fut la construction de cette nouvelle ville sur les rives de la mer Baltique, au fond du golfe de Finlande, en 1703, une cité, qu'il baptisa Saint-Pétersbourg. Celle-ci devait être résolument tournée vers l'Occident et la modernité. Elle devint aussitôt la capitale de l'Empire russe, en 1712, et le resta jusqu'à la révolution d'Octobre de 1917.
Cette « Venise du Nord », avec ses nombreux canaux et plus de 400 ponts, est donc avant tout le résultat d'un vaste projet d'urbanisme commencé en 1703 sous Pierre le Grand et poursuivi par ses successeurs. Depuis 1990, son centre historique de Saint-Pétersbourg (incluant l'Amirauté, forteresse Pierre-et-Paul et sa cathédrale, le palais d'Hiver ou musée Ermitage, cathédrale Saint-Isaac et le Théâtre Alexandra) ainsi que les ensembles monumentaux annexes tels les palais de Peterhof (Petrodvorets) et de Tsarskoïe Selo (Pouchkine), sont classés au patrimoine de l'UNESCO (WHL-540bis).
This is not just the first theater in Greece, but in the entire world! Originally it was constructed on a slope underneath the Acropolis for the annual festivals of Dionysus (god of wine and festivities), and started to host plays around 500 B.C. With the beginning of the Byzantine era and change of culture the theater was abandoned, and was only excavated in XIX century.
Это не только самый первый театр в Греции, но и во всём мире! Изначально он был построен на склоне холма под Акрополем для празднования ежегодного фестиваля Диониса (боа вина и праздников), и начиная примерно с 500 г. Д.Р.Х. стал использоваться для спектаклей. В Византийскую эпоху в связи с культурными изменениями он был заброшен, и был раскопан лишь в XIX веке.
Huge 2nd Century AD Graeco Roman mosaic in the "House of Dionysus" at Paphos, Cyprus.
The panel at centre left shows Dionysus, god of wine. To his right Icarus** is guiding a wine laden cart. To its right, peasants are having their first experience of wine - with disastrous results for Icarus.
** This is not the Icarus with wax issues. The Icarus here was taught viticulture by Dionysus. Icarus then introduced the two peasants to wine who thought they had been poisoned. They murdered poor Icarus.
Paphos is not far from the birthplace of Aphrodite and was the location of the Roman administration, Governor, public buildings and villas. Hence the now world famous mosaics.
The misty, dark winter here is enough to drive anyone mad or into delirium. I went out walking for a cure. Then there was this Hellebore. And that brought to mind the tale of the madness of the Argive women in Antquity. One of the stories goes that Dionysus, visiting Argos, felt that he had not been honored enough by its women. He flew into a rage and made them so crazy that they killed their own children and on a mountain feasted on their flesh. After entreaties from the king, the magician Melampus concocted a brew of Hellebore that cured them.
Well, a look at this pretty Winter Rose just down the canal from me, cured me of winter madness for now... so I could post this photo.
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In ancient Greek religion and myth, Dionysus ( Dionysos) is the god of wine-making, orchards and fruit, vegetation, fertility, festivity, insanity, ritual madness, religious ecstasy, and theatre.
Діоніс один із найпопулярніших богів Давньої Греції, бог рослинності, родючості, вологи, покровитель виноградарства й виноробства. У переносному розумінні Діоніс, Бахус або Вакх — вино і пов'язані з ним веселощі.
Діоніс славився як Бог, що звільняє людей від турбот і знімає пута розміреного побуту. У Давньому Римі Діоніс почитався під ім’ям Вакха (Бахуса).
Дослідники схильні вважати, що культ Діоніса мав східне походження. У Греції він набув поширення набагато пізніше, ніж інші Боги.
Поширення його культу припадає на VII—VIII століття до нашої ери. Саме в цей період культ Діоніса став витісняти культи інших Богів і Героїв. До числа 12 олімпійських Богів Діоніс увійшов набагато пізніше. У Дельфах він став вшановуватися разом із Аполлоном. У Аттиці йому були присвячені спеціальні свята — Діонісії, які включали змагання поетів, урочисті процесії на честь Бога і т. д., а також Леней, під час якої показували і виконували нові комічні твори.
The Temple of Bacchus was one of the three main temples at a large complex in Classical Antiquity, at Baalbek in Lebanon. The temple was dedicated to Bacchus (also known as Dionysus), the Roman god of wine.
Baalbeck is a city in eastern Lebanon famous chiefly for its magnificent, excellently preserved Roman temple ruins. It was a flourishing Phoenician town when the Greeks occupied it in 331 B.C. They renamed it "Heliopolis" (City of the Sun) .
It became a Roman colony under the Emperor Augustus in 16 B.C..On its acropolis, over the course of the next three centuries, the Romans constructed a monumental ensemble of three temples, three courtyards, and an enclosing wall built of some of the most gigantic stones ever crafted by man. Some tourists believe that the construction can only be attributed to extra-terrestrial artwork .
Dionysus was the ancient Greek god of wine, winemaking, grape cultivation, fertility, ritual madness, theater, and religious ecstasy.
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Tim Shaw's sculptures as seen in the Mediterranean Biome in the Eden Project. The sculptures depict the Greek god of the vines Dionysus as a raging bull and his followers the Maenads who dance around beating drums and playing the trumpet.
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Hellenistic Period, Greek Head of Dionysus,
200-100 B.C.
Bronze, copper-tin alloy, silver-plated eyes
This is one of only six large-scale Greek, bronze figural sculptures in the United States. The androgynous youthful head depicts Dionysus, the god of wine and the theater. The ivy wreath is the identifying attribute, which has lost two berry clusters, leaving holes at the top of the head. The headband was once inlayed with silver swastikas flanking a four-petaled rosette within a circle. "Swastika" is a Sanskrit word, but the motif is known in India, China, Africa, native America, and Europe.
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"The Theatre of Dionysus Eleuthereus is a major theatre in Athens, built at the foot of the Athenian Acropolis. Dedicated to Dionysus, the god of plays and wine (among other things), the theatre could seat as many as 17,000 people with excellent acoustics,[1] making it an ideal location for ancient Athens' biggest theatrical celebration, the Dionysia. It was the first stone theatre ever built, cut into the southern cliff face of the Acropolis, and supposedly birthplace of Greek tragedy. The remains of a restored and redesigned Roman version can still be seen at the site today. It is sometimes confused with the later, smaller and better-preserved Odeon of Herodes Atticus, located nearby on the southwest slope of the Acropolis.
The site was used as a theatre since the sixth century BC. The existing structure dates back to the fourth century BC but had many other later remodellings. On November 24, 2009 the Greek government announced that they would partially restore the Theatre of Dionysus.[2][3]"
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