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 katabasis by. ARISTOPHANES. ATHENS. DEMOCRACY. Greece was usually ruled by kings or tyrants. Not all of them were totally bad, but still… Democracy (rule of the demos) gradually developed in Athens after 600 BC. Citizenship was determined not by family but by districts called “demes.” Military-trained adult males could vote. Far more opportunities for citizen participation than today. Anyone can propose a law, start a trial, attend assembly or not.. Frogs. Drama to the Rescue?. Prologue: Chorus . to Demeter. “May I utter much that's funny, / and also much that’s serious” . (p. 79). Prologue: The Historical Situation. Political-military. Oligarchic coup of 411 BCE. 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. W. D. GRIFFIN, JR. APRIL 23, 2015. Overview. The first six Olympians were Hestia (first-born), Demeter, Hera,. Hades, Poseidon and Zeus (last-born). The remaining Olympians were Hephaestus (son of Zeus and Hera, or Hera alone in response to Athena), Ares (son of Zeus and Hera), Apollo and Artemis (twins of Zeus and Leto), Aphrodite (daughter of Zeus and Dione or “foam born” from the blood of Uranus’ castration), Athena (daughter of Zeus and Metis), Hermes (son of Zeus and the Pleiad Maia) and Dionysus (son of Zeus and Semele). Peter K. álnai. Autumn school.  . Department . of Algebra. Ústupky. , . 24th – 27th November 2016. Algebraic topology. “Don’t be afraid of these ideas – you see them for the first time. When you see them for the tenth time, you won’t be afraid any more. They will have been safely stored on the list of things that you simply don’t understand.” . 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 Review. of. The Principal Gods and Goddesses. What is a myth?. A traditional story rooted in primitive folk beliefs of cultures. Uses the supernatural to interpret natural events. Explains the culture’s view of the universe and the nature of humanity. Name: . Kleophrades Painter. Made: . 500-490 BC. Size: . 56cm. Potter: . Kleophrades. Painter: . Kleophrades painter. The real name of the Kleophrades Painter is unknown, and he is identified only by the stylistic traits of his work. His name comes from a signature of the potter Kleophrades on a cup now in Paris. . 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