Dionysus as the Artist's Subject: Analysis of 'Mirror with Heracles, Dionysus, Ariadne, and Eros'

Dionysus was the youngest of all god but created one of the things many adults praise, wine. Dionysus, god of wine, traveled around teaching people how to created wine. One day he was captured by foolish pirates who did not believe he was a god. To their surprise they were thrown off a boat and revolutionized into dolphins moments later.

Odysseus’s journey home to Ithaca is so complex it covers a wide variety of themes. The one that stands out most is the theme of appearance and reality. It encapsulates the whole text, wither by literal transformations or by the actions and opinions of characters. This essay will look at three different scenes and how they show the themes in different ways. First by looking at Athene and Telemachus, then at Athene and Odysseus in Ithaca and finally at Penelope and the suitors. These three scenes will be used to show how broadly and effectively the themes are used, and how they often open the narrative. Odysseus’s tale spans many years as he tries to get home to his family in Ithaca. Working on a dual narrative it also tells the story of

In this assignment, I will be considering the character of Hermes in the “Homeric Hymn to Hermes”. In the hymn, we learn about Hermes’s birth, and how he acquired his individual attributes, and domains of power, as well as his acquisition of ‘tîmai’. He is known by many titles, some of which are: “Blandly cunning, a robber, a cattle driver, a bringer of dreams, a watcher by night” (Anon. 10-12). Through what Hermes says and does, we see that he is very quick, playful, and cunning.

This sculpture was given the title, “Dionysus,” and is dated at 50 – 150 A.D. During that period, the Roman Empire went through a civil war, multiple rebellions, a couple disastrous fires, the building of the Colosseum, the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, the peak of Roman military expansion and thirteen different Emperors. One of which started the Flavian Dynasty, which would bring stability to the empire that was crumbling because of financial strife. With all of these events happening, good and bad, it seems difficult to pin point the inspiration or message behind this sculpture. But if you break that period of time down into parts, it may be easier to get a feel for what the artist was feeling so strongly about, whether it was inspired by

The mythological character and God, Zeus, is portrayed in many ways, by many different people. Hesiod describes Zeus as being relentless in his fury. When he gets mad he unleashes all of his power. If his brother Hades wasn’t in charge of the Underworld, he’d make all of Hell break loose. For example, in Hesiod’s Theogony, which is about when Zeus defeated his father, Cronus, he says, “Then Zeus did not hold back any longer, but now immediately his heart was filled with strength and he showed clearly all his force.” (Morford and Lenardon 85) He tends to treat others, mortals and immortals, very unfairly. Two mortals could do the same exact type of sacrilege towards him, and depending on how he felt that day, he would take two very different approaches to how he would treat them. He also doesn’t take any threats towards him very lightly at all. If anyone ever threatens him, he normally punishes them very severely, if he doesn’t destroy them completely. Hesiod’s approach to Zeus’ behavior is overdramatic, and makes it seem more extreme than it probably would’ve been.

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Dionysus : He is the god of fertility of nature and men, wine and intoxicated ecstasy. He is also the of of God of Theater and is also considered to be a bringer of destruction and delight . Dionysus is the son of Semele ( a mortal woman) and Zeus. There are numerous myths surrounding his birth, one being that after Semele's death, Dionysus was saved by being sown in Zeus's thigh. There are numerous festivals which are celebrated in Dionysus' honor, like Anthesteria and Country Dionysia. Dionysus ends up marrying Ariadne, who is the daughter of king Minos. Dionysus is important for the study of Greek Myth because he defies categorization. For example , he is a twice born god, he was raised as a girl and he is the immortal who died. Additionally,

Mythological Gods Greek mythology is an ancient religion which involved Gods, heroes, and monsters with their own origin and significance. One of the Greek Gods is Dionysus. He is the Greek God of wine and fertility. His parents are Zeus and Semele. Zeus is the God of Gods; or the God of the sky and lighting.

Roman art spread as its empire throughout the Mediterranean Sea and was powerfully influenced by the Greeks and Etruscans. Dionysus with Pan, a Roman marble sculpture from 50-150 A.D, depicts Dionysus, -Bacchus to the Romans- the god of wine; and Pan, a mystical forest creature with a head and torso of a human and the legs and horns of a goat. Dionysus myth starts way back before this sculpture was made and I want to discuss how Dionysus was just an excuse people used, to get intoxicated and justify irrational behavior in his name. Dionysus back story started with the myth of his birth. He was the son of Zeus and Semele.

Heracles was the son of zeus and a mortal woman. He earned his name when he was eight months old and hera looking to kill him sent snakes into his nursery only to have her plan spoiled by the infant killing the Snakes.

Foreseeing the future, pain, drugs and alcohol. It all sounds like elements in the plot of a Hollywood movie. These elements, however, are not of a movie, but of the past of a society. “The Pueblos of New Mexico”, an essay written by Ruth Benedict talks of these different societies. Dionysian, derived from the Greek god of wine Dionysus, perceives values through “the annihilation of the ordinary bounds and limits of existence” (517). The Dionysian culture holds values that approve recklessness, glorification, states of emotional excess, and a general passion to break through the usual routine of everyday life. This society is one that has very similar characteristics to the societies of today. The frequent use of drugs and alcohol,

This piece of art depicted the interaction between Dionysus and Pan in a form of sculpture. The sculpture was created from beautiful marble in A.D. 50 – 150. The work is three

Aphrodite is one of the daughters to well known, Zeus and Dione . It is commonly known that she was born near the center of worship on the a island named Cyprus. She had several siblings including Apollo, Ares, Athena, Pandia, along with many more people. Her father married her to Hephaestus, who was the Greek god of blacksmiths, craftsmen, artisans, sculptors, metals, fire, and volcanoes. They had 15 children named Eros, Eryx, Pothos, Phobos, Deimos, Harmonia, Anteros, Himeros, Hermaphroditos, Rhodos, Peitho, Eunomia, The Graces, Priapus, and Aeneas. Although Aphrodite was married, she was one of the very few goddess’ who was very unfaithful to her husband, Hephaestus. This caused Aphrodite to seek interest in other men like Ares. As

The guards’ ropes fell apart, their latches opened, and they realized that they could not imprison Dionysus and his followers. Dionysus was taken to Pentheus, and tried to explain his worship. Pentheus only listened to his own anger, and insulted Dionysus. “Dionysus gave up and left Pentheus to his doom. Pentheus pursued Dionysus followers up into the hills where they had gone after walking away from his prison. Many of the local women including Pentheus’ mother and sister had joined them there. Then Dionysus appeared to his followers in his most

During 1499-1502 the Artist Raphael known for painting “The School of Athens” painted the art piece “The Resurrection of Christ.” Raphael painted “The Resurrection of Christ” as one of his first works, he wanted to try and create his own style instead of using his mentor Perugino’s style of painting. Raphael depicted a piece of world history and no historians have no information of people's thoughts, but i believe these people found this piece of art very amazing because this was created only fifty years after the entire country was based on religion. It is very possible people thought Jesus represented themselves because just like the story of Jesus they to were killed during the middle ages and arose powerful than ever. This art piece probably