PPT-The Masks of Dionysus

Euripides Bacchae 1 Nothing to do with Dionysus Chamaeleon DionysusSatyr Mask Athenian 500s BCE Neo Matrix Reloaded 2003 Agenda Aristotles Poetics Tragedy Explained. A multifaceted god. Who is Dionysus?. Son of Zeus and Semele. God of vegetation (the male equivalent of Demeter), esp. of the vine and the grape. Represents ecstasy and madness. Associated with the theater. God of wine. Strange Birth. Only Olympian to be born from a mortal woman. . Father was Zeus and the mother was . Semele. .. Hera tricked . Semele. into asking Zeus to show his true self to her. . Upon seeing the god in his full splendor she burnt to ashes. . Euripides . Bacchae. 2. Agenda. Recap and Update. Dionysianism. cont’d Analysis Part . 2, Advice, . How to Play?. Pentheus. ’ . Maenadic. Make-Over. (pp. 432 ff.). 22-Sep-11. 2. Bacchae 2. Recap and Update. Video on Masks. Mask Video- 10 minutes. While watching this video write down in your journals: . The different types of masks that are shown and talked about. . The reasons why people wear masks according to the experts in the video. . Ebony V., Val P.. Explain the Cult of Dionysus:. Cult of Dionysus –religious practice worshiping Dionysus.. Associated with satyrs and centaurs . Characteristic: Bull, ivy and wine. Dionysia. Festival in Athens- dedicated to him. Origin. . of. . Tragedy. Religious festivals in honor of Dionysus . Greek tragedy originated in religious festivals in honor of Dionysus, the god of wine and fertility.. Dionysus died each winter but was reborn each spring.. A multifaceted god. Who is Dionysus?. Son of Zeus and Semele. God of vegetation (the male equivalent of Demeter), esp. of the vine and the grape. Represents ecstasy and madness. Associated with the theater. About Dionysus. Dinonysus. could transform into a bull. His symbol is a full cup of wine.. Where He Lives. Dionysus is the God of wine, celebration, fertility and . ecstacy. .. Family. Dionysus was the child of Zeus and mortal . A (Very) . Brief . Histor. y. The use of masks in . rituals or ceremonies is a very ancient human practice across the world. . The oldest masks that have been discovered are 9,000 years old, being held by the Musée "Bible et Terre Sainte" (Paris), and the Israel Museum (Jerusalem). The practice of masking is much older – the earliest known anthropomorphic artwork is circa 30,000–40,000 years old – but insofar as it involved the use of war-paint, leather, vegetative material or wooden masks, the masks probably have not been preserved (they are visible only in paleolithic cave drawings, of which dozens have been preserved).. Do you agree with Hamilton’s condemnation of the Greek Pantheon as mostly “harmful” and “capricious” in the first paragraph of the chapter?. Of what is Demeter goddess? . Why does Hamilton argue she should be older?. The Two Great Gods of Earth. Cronus m. Rhea. Hestia. Hades. Poseidon. Demeter. Hera. Zeus. Demeter was the daughter of . Cronus. and Rhea, and is one of the three goddesses of the first Olympian generation. The Two Great Gods of Earth. Cronus m. Rhea. Hestia. Hades. Poseidon. Demeter. Hera. Zeus. Demeter was the daughter of . Cronus. and Rhea, and is one of the three goddesses of the first Olympian generation. Dionysus Zoe Brink Who was he? Parents were Semele (daughter of Cadmus) and Zeus OR Persephone and Zeus A later created Olympian Turned into the God of wine, ectasy , festivity, madness, and theatre Dionysus Cadmeios of Thebes Jerome Jacobson 3 Part Designation Name – Dionysus God of wine, ecstasy, madness. Epithet – Cadmeios Hill in Thebes where alter was located Thebes Dominant city in Boeotia