Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Dionysos in Classical Athens: An Understanding through Images

Cover Dionysos in Classical Athens

Dionysos, with his following of satyrs and women, was a major theme in a big part of the figure painted pottery in 500-300 B.C. Athens. As an original testimonial of their time, the imagery on these vases convey what this god meant to his worshippers. It becomes clear that - contrary to what is usually assumed - he was not only appropriate for wine, wine indulgence, ecstasy and theatre. Rather, he was present in both the public and private sphere on many, both happy and sad, occasions. In addition, the vase painters have emphasized different aspects of Dionysos for their customers inside and outside of Athens, depending on the political and cultural situation. 


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    Chapter 2 Dionysos for Athens, Dionysos for All
    Dionysiac Pottery around 500 BC

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    Chapter 3 All Kinds of Satyrs
    The First Decades of the 5th Century

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    Chapter 5 Dionysiac Mythology in Flux
    Vase Imagery between 480 and 430 BC





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