Not just men can party - not even in #ancientGreece - as this female reveller proves. She is playing the popular party game kottabos, flinging drops of wine sediment at a target not seen here.
🎨 Red-figure kylix attributed to Onesimos ca 490 BCE: woman reveller playing kottabos
"#Aphrodisiacs for the penis: these stretch the penis and lead to sexual union: pine-cones, pepper, parsley, fillings deer’s penis, turpentine, of each the same amount; mix with honey, and give to drink in wine." Pseudo-Galen, Euporista 2.2
This relief was found at Hadrian’s villa in Tivoli. The young man (Castor?) seems to be in a tousle for control with the horse while a dog watches on. Likely Roman in manufacture, but definitely inspired by the Greek style!
@seindal@histodons@antiquidons just a little covering to protect him from the wind 😅 The nudity overall seems to suggest a divine figure but I wonder if that’s the only reading here…
#Halloween is neeeearly here! With the spooky times nearly upon us, it’s time to consider how best to propitiate the chthonic divinities. We hear they like libations of wine…
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Roman sarcophagus with #Selene, the #Moon, in the top left corner with her team of horses and Helios in his quadriga on the right. The scene shows the creation of man by #Prometheus.
🏛️ Roman sarcophagus found in a mausoleum near the ancient Puteoli (Pozzuoli, Naples). Dated to the 4th century CE. Today in the National Archaeological Museum, #Naples.