Lenaia : "In this temple [of Artemis at Troizenos, Argolis] are altars to the gods said to rule under the earth (theoi khthonioi). : Strabo, Geography 8. 13 (trans. Also [the] Venerable Women, those women consecrated to Dionysos. During some rituals, the Greeks honored Dionysus by consuming excessive amounts of wine. Now the ships of Eurypylos were carried down by the wind to the sea off Aroe. The Association works to promote the teaching of classical languages and civilizations in Canadian schools, colleges and universities, the publication of research in classical studies, and public awareness of the contribution and importance of classical studies, and liberal studies in general, in Canadian education and life. Phallic processions and contests held in his honour were quite common. It is here that they say Semele was brought out of Haides by Dionysos, and that Herakles dragged up the Hound of Hell. 0000002534 00000 n Here are images of Dionysos, equal in number to the ancient cities, and named after them Mesateus, Antheus and Aroeus. His main cult centres were the island of Naxos and Mount Cithaeron in Boeotia--the famed seat of the Bachic Orgies. 3 : In it was an image of Dionysos, the work, so they say, of Hephaistos, and given as a gift by Zeus to Dardanos. 2 : 23. I call to Dionysos, great god of the vine, son of thundering Zeus and headstrong Semele, loving husband of warm-hearted Ariadne. 4 : 6 : ", Pausanias, Description of Greece 8. 0000029614 00000 n 5 : "Khoes (Pitchers) : It was a particular festival amongst Athenians, celebrated on the twelfth [day] of [the] month Anthesterion. "Phlya and Myrrhinos [in Attika] have altars of Apollon Dionysodotos, Artemis Selasphoros (Light-bearer), Dionysus Anthion (Flower-god). 21. 5 (trans. . Articles should make a fresh, interesting, and significant contribution to our understanding of classical antiquity. 6 (trans. 15. ", Pausanias, Description of Greece 8. ", Pausanias, Description of Greece 1. 11. "Before [the temple of Hera in Argos] it is a grave of women. . 6 (trans. . 9 : Pausanias, Description of Greece 7. 2 : Pausanias, Description of Greece 8. 19. 29. 38. 54. Upon its banks grow grass and rushes. 1 : Pausanias, Description of Greece 2. . The images are of Pentelic marble, and were made by Eukleides of Athens. "Geraia (Venerable woman) : An old woman. a revel such as I once upon a time witnessed 'on the wagons' in your country [i.e. On it legend says Seilenos rested when Dionysos came to the land [of Athens]. 4 (trans. "On the market-place [of Korinthos], where most of the sanctuaries are, stand . Sometimes he was shown drunk, leaning heavily on a companion. On one night of the festival the priest carries the chest outside. Suda On Line) (Byzantine Greek lexicon C10th A.D.) : My voice will always sing your praise. The water of the lake is, to all appearance, calm and quiet but, although it is such to look at, every swimmer who ventures to cross it is dragged down, sucked into the depths, and swept away. 6 : . ", Pausanias, Description of Greece 6. to C1st A.D.) : Pausanias, Description of Greece 3. They say that Mikythos set up other offerings also in addition to these. ", Suidas s.v. the musical theatre dedicated to Dionysos] at Athens you meet, among other objects, a figure of Dionysos worth seeing. 1 : Pausanias, Description of Greece 8. "[In Elis] is a sanctuary of Dionysos Leukyanites, whereby flows a river Leukyanias. They say that Pentheus [mythical king of Thebes] treated Dionysos despitefully, his crowning outrage being that he went to Kithairon, to spy upon the women, and climbing up a tree beheld what was done. Çal'lı şarap tanrısı.Şarabın sadece sarhoş ediciliğini değil, sosyal ve faydalı etkilerini de temsil eder. 5 : Philostratus, Life of Apollonius of Tyana. 4 : Pausanias, Description of Greece 5. ", Suidas s.v. Lenaia (trans. Phelleus [was] a rough place, of this name, in Attika. 6 : "At a later date other images were dedicated in the Heraion [temple of Hera in Olympia, Elis], including a marble Hermes carrying the baby Dionysos, a work of Praxiteles." 26. The Dionysian Mysteries were a ritual of ancient Greece and Rome which sometimes used intoxicants and other trance-inducing techniques (like dance and music) to remove inhibitions and social constraints, liberating the individual to return to a natural state. Dionysos was also frequently portrayed him as an infant or child in the arms of Hermes or Seilenos. "As you go from here [leaving the city of Argos] along a road called Hollow there is on the right a temple of Dionysos; the image, they say, is from Euboia.
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