PPT-Dionysus

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. 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. Euripides . Bacchae. 1. “Nothing to do with Dionysus” (Chamaeleon). Dionysus/Satyr Mask. (Athenian, 500s BCE). Neo. Matrix Reloaded. (2003). Agenda. Aristotle’s . Poetics. Tragedy Explained?. Dionysus. God of wine, theatre, revelry, and fertility. Also known as Bacchus by Romans. Born from the thigh of Zeus (twice born). Instructed on winemaking . Greek theatre came out of the worship of Dionysus. 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 . Complete . Day 12.. Online Textbook . Quiz Vocab. . my.hrw.com Friday! . HFORYS VCWS Unit 1 . Mustangs1 . Essay Reminders. Introductions and conclusions. Analysis: . what. the evidence does and . Comedy. kômôidia. , ‘revel-song’. ritual celebration, including mockery. introduced into the City . Dionysia. around 486 BC. incorporated into the midwinter festival of the . Lenaea. around 440 BC. 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