gender in Dionysus; he is a male god but he displays certain feminine traits and there are references to his beauty. The first time Pentheus sees him‚ he comments that his hair is very long; he also says that he does not have a manly figure‚ he could never be a wrestler and that he will cut off Dionysus’ delicate hair. Pentheus is suggesting that Dionysus has a distinctly feminine look and a frail‚ womanly body. The followers he has gathered are all women. There is later irony when Dionysus persuades
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There were two types of Olympic Gods: Celestial Deities and Earth Deities. The Celestial Deities dwelled on Mount Olympus while the Earth Deities resided on‚ or under‚ Earth. There were twelve Olympic Gods; however‚ because the tales of these gods started out orally‚ the gods and goddesses classified as Olympians are not totally clear. Because the Twelve Olympians are not totally clear‚ there are a possible fourteen gods and goddesses that could be classified as Olympians. The gods and goddesses
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Celi Lebron Prof. William Behnken ART 1000 November 29‚ 2009 Sarcophagus with the Triumph of Dionysus and the Seasons A sarcophagus is a container or coffin that is used to bury dead human bodies. The most commonly used materials in the production of sarcophagi are marble (the finest and most expensive)‚ stone‚ lead and wood. During the second century A.D‚ Roman funerary practices or traditions changed from the cremation of the bodies to the burial of the bodies.1 Originally‚ the Etruscans and the
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The mind is a very intricate device. Without even knowing‚ it alters the way that decisions are made‚ and how reality is seen. It automatically changes the way someone can handle stress‚ how to act in the face of adversity‚ and how somebody will defuse a situation. When we are faced with stress‚ the body uses a series of defense mechanisms to help cope‚ and as a result causes the actions a person makes to be driven by the defense mechanisms they use. In the Greek drama Oedipus Rex by Sophocles
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man complete each other in the sense that these two terms create our society. The Apollonian man was given its name from Apollo‚ the sun- god. He represents light‚ clarity‚ and form. The Dionysian man was given its name from the Greek god Dionysus. As the wine-god‚ he represents drunkenness and ecstasy. The Dionysian was the primal aspect of reality‚ as well as raw nature‚ life and death‚ pleasure and pain‚ desire‚ passion‚ sex‚ and aggression. It is the source of primal instincts.
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Studies in Poetry 5 August 2013 The Power of Poetry Poetry can be cathartic for both the writer and the reader. The art expression in poetry allows the writer to heal continually over time. The reader gets to experience Ms. Clifton’s life chronologically through her poetry. We get to feel full-circle the wounds‚ the scab‚ the debridement and finally the healing that happens after one exposes truths. Ms. McCallum shows a contrast approach to her past by taking a mythical route. Instead of
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Dionysus‚ also known by his Roman name Bacchus‚ which he appears to have two different origins. Dionysus was the god of wine‚ agriculture and fertility of nature‚ but on the other hand he also represents the mystery in religions. Scholars believe that this god came about later in pre-history‚ unlike other gods. Almost all barbarian nations had their own versions of Dionysus under many names such as‚ Bacchus‚ Zagreus‚ Sabazius‚ Adonis‚ Antheus‚ Zalmoxis‚ Pentheus‚ Pan‚ Liber Pater‚ or simply "the
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SUMMARY OF THE PROJECT A. NAME OF THE BUSINESS Demeter Farm Supplies Demeter is the goddess of corn‚ grain‚ and the harvest. She is the daughter of Cronus and Rhea. It is Demeter that makes the crops grow each year. The first loaf of bread from the harvest is sacrificed to her. Demeter is the goddess of the earth‚ of agriculture‚ and of fertility in general. Sacred to her are livestock and agricultural products‚ poppy‚ narcissus and the crane. Demeter is intimately associated with the seasons. Her
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worshipping Dionysus in the mountains. In the text‚ the women are described as‚ “Dress yourselves in spotted fawn skins‚ trimmed with white sheep’s wool.” (110-111). A ritual is described as a repeated action for the purpose of conveying or learning a meaning or knowledge. Since every woman in the mountains was wearing these fawn skins‚ it had an important meaning in the rites giving praise to Dionysus‚ which makes wearing them a ritual. This is solidified much later in the play when Dionysus makes Pantheus
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religious rituals and celebrations of Dionysus‚ a powerful and worshiped god‚ with hymn like songs and chants in his honor known to be called
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