AimeeMaroux, 11 months ago to antiquidons

It's the #DayOfDionysos here at Erotic Mythology! 🍇

"When Seirios [#Sirius, the star] scorches the flesh, when the crude grapes which #Dionysos gave to men - a joy and a sorrow both - begin to colour."
#Hesiod, The Shield of Herakles 398

🏛️ Dionysos holding a kantharos, Roman statuette, Archaeological Museum of #Eleusis

#GreekRomanArt #ancientGreece #ancientRome @antiquidons @histodons @mythology #Dionysos

AimeeMaroux, 11 months ago to antiquidons

It's the #DayOfDionysos here at Erotic Mythology! 🍇

"When Seirios [#Sirius, the star] scorches the flesh, when the crude grapes which Dionysos gave to men - a joy and a sorrow both - begin to colour."
Hesiod, The Shield of Herakles 398

🏛️ Dionysos holding a kantharos, Roman statuette, Archaeological Museum of Eleusis

#GreekRomanArt #ancientGreece #ancientRome @antiquidons @histodons @mythology #Dionysos

phistorians, 11 months ago to histodons

This red-figure amphora offers an ancient spin on the old adage ‘eat a bag of d***s’. Seems like you could also ‘hop in a basket of phalloi’!

Attributed to the Myson Painter, 480-475 BCE

🏛 Archaeological Museum of Syracuse, 20065

#PhallusThursday #AncientGreece #History @histodons @antiquidons @AimeeMaroux