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 ID: 501951
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Dionysus
Ebony V., Val P.Slide2
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 himSlide3
Statue of DionysusSlide4
What was Dionysus the god of?
God of WineGod of Wilderness
God of Vegetation
God of Fertility
God of Ecstasy
God of FestivitySlide5
“God of Wine and vegetation..”Slide6
What was this god like?
Depicted as either an older bearded god or a long haired youth
Symbols: drinking cup and vine
Accompanied by satyrs and nymphs
Enjoys life and its pleasuresSlide7
“he loved life and it’s pleasures”Slide8
Why was this god important to theater?
Festival held in
Dionysia
in the spring- plays performed
Theatres names after him
Tragedies closely connected to Dionysus
Tragedy,
etimology
–
tragoi
/goats (
dionysus
’ followers sometimes depicted as goats
Aulos
or double pipe accompanied tragedies (
dionysus
’ was many times depicted playing the
aulos
)Slide9
The
AulosSlide10
How did the Greeks celebrate this god?
The Great
Dionysia
in March
Plays in agora
Performed plays (tragedies, comedies etc.)
Danced
Drunk a lot of wineSlide11
“ They celebrated The Great
Dionysia in the Agora”Slide12
Explain Dionysus’ relationship to the other gods.
Son of Zeus and
Semele
(mortal princess)
Considered a semi-mortal by most gods.
Apollo's half brother
Head of the nymphs and the satyrs. Slide13
Apollo, Dionysus and HermesSlide14
Fun Facts:
Also known by his Roman name
Braccus
.
He was the only god with a mortal parent.
Rescued his mother from the underworld.Slide15
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