#silenos — Public Fediverse posts
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Have a joyful #DayOfDionysos here at Erotic Mythology! 🍇
"[Silenus] great nurse of Bakkhos [. . .] surrounded by the nurses young and fair, Naiades and Bacchae who ivy bear, with all your Satyrs."
Orphic Hymn 54 to #Silenus🏛 #Silenos holding Baby Dionysos, "Papposilenos Dionysophoros", 350-300 BCE, Tanagra
#antiquidons #history #GreekRomanArt #mythology #Dionysos #Satyrday
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Have a joyful #DayOfDionysos here at Erotic Mythology! 🍇
"He was accompanied [. . .] by a personal attendant and caretaker, Silenus, who was his adviser and instructor in the most excellent pursuits and contributed greatly to the high achievements and fame of Dionysos."
Diodorus Siculus, Library of History 4.4.3🏛 #Silenos holding Baby Dionysos
#antiquidons #history #GreekRomanArt #mythology #Dionysos #Satyrday
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It's the #DayOfDionysos here at Erotic Mythology! 🍇
"Seilenos (#Silenus), who was his adviser and instructor in the most excellent pursuits and contributed greatly to the high achievements and fame of #Dionysos."
Diodorus Siculus, Library of History 4.4.3🏛️ Baby Dionysos in the arms of #Silenos, his foster father. From #Myrina, dated 2nd century CE. Today in the Musée du Louvre.
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#GreekRomanArt #mythology