detailing compared to red figure which is known for its more minimalistic approach. One could easily assume that it is Dionysus on the amphora because in black figure he is always portrayed with his wine bowl‚ long pointy beard‚ long braided hair and long dress like robe. Although the actually specific design of the robes varies they all have a distinctive key at the bottom of them. Dionysus can also be spotted by the crown of grape leaves on his head. If you were to look closely you can see the big stylized
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Introduction SESSION CONTENT START "When you want to represent beautiful figures‚ since it is not easy to find everything without a flaw in a single human being‚ do you not then collect from a number what is beautiful in each‚ so that the whole body may appear beautiful?" -- Socrates The destruction of the Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations led to a decline in the knowledge of reading‚ writing‚ building‚ and art. This period is often called the Dark Ages of Greece. It was a time of poverty‚ depopulation
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god and a mortal. The wine god Dionysus. He is the son of the king of the Greek gods‚ Zeus‚ and his mother is named Semele. He was the god of fertility and wine‚ later considered a patron of the arts. He invented the art of wine making‚ and the farming culture to tend to grapes. He has two sides to his unique godly nature. On the one hand he brings extreme and divine enjoyment. The other side of his godly nature is brutal and unthinkable rage. If he chooses Dionysus can drive a man mad. At night
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the men used cross dressing to portray woman. On the contrary Shakespeare used the women to represent men in As You Like It. Gender defines your social status which keeps order within a place. Euripides suggests men are the best at manipulation. Dionysus portrayed himself as a woman to manipulate the people of Thebes. He manipulates the women into rebelling against their social roles. “every female in this city‚ I’ve started on a wild stampede from home” (Euripides‚ The Bacchae‚ 1) Greek women were
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Bacchus‚ also known as Dionysus‚ was the god of fertility and wine. After being noticed and well known‚ he was considered a big patron of the arts. He was the creator of wine and spread the art of viticulture‚ which is basically the study of grapes and their cultivation. Dionysus had a dual nature; on one side‚ he brought joy and divine ecstasy‚ on the other hand he would bring brutality and blinding furious rage. Thus he reflected on the dual nature of wine most of the time. Bacchus was the son
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One: The Gods‚ the Creation‚ and the Earliest Heroes Chosen Myth: Dionysus or Bacchus Situational Archetype: Battle between Good and Evil In the myth of Dionysus there isn’t exactly a conflict between two sides of people battling for good or evil‚ its more as a battle between the two sides of Dionysus’ inner self. Unlike most examples of good versus evil‚ there isn’t a triumphant side. Just the personality switches between Dionysus being the joy-god or the heartless‚ savage‚ brutal-god. The reason
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help of Zeus‚ to become his queen of the underworld. Demeter‚ Persephone’s mother‚ realizing her daughter was missing‚ searched high and low for her. While doing so Demeter’s duties as the goddess of grain and growth were abandoned and caused the agriculture of the world to wither. Discovering Zeus’s and Hades’s plot Demeter stormed into the underworld only to discover her daughter had grown into a became her role as queen of the underworld. Demeter‚ Zeus‚ and Hades compromised to allow Persephone to
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She seeks help from Prometheus so that she can escape from Zeus. She has horns like an ox on her head. Agave – Agave‚ the mother of Pentheus‚ is a woman of Thebes who becomes possessed by the god Dionysus. She‚ like many of the Theban women‚ join the Bacchus under Dionysus’ influence. When Dionysus convincingly tricks Pentheus to dress like a woman and go to see the Bacchae‚ Agave attacks him. Without knowing it is Pentheus she kills him by ripping off his head. She brings the head back to Thebes
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Spiritual Sexuality and Women in Absence in Ancient Greek and Indic World Dr. Bimalkumar Subedi Introduction There are many confusions regarding the term ’ Spiritual Sexuality ’. In general‚ the term is understood as an especial form of physical sexuality itself where there thought to be some
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it’s also used to betoken the underworld as well. Hades‚ also known as Pluto‚ ruled a kingdom known as the land of Hades or house of Hades. Cronus and Rhea‚ two Titans who once ruled the universe‚ were Hades’ parents. The goddesses Hera‚ Hestia‚ and Demeter and the gods Zeus and Poseidon were Hades’ siblings. Hades’ father‚ Cronus‚ swallowed him
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