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26 maj 2023 · Liber (also known as Liber Pater or Bacchus) was the Roman god of fertility and wine, identified from an early period with the Greek god Dionysus. He was worshipped alongside Ceres and Libera on the Aventine Hill in Rome.
- Ariadne
Ariadne bore Dionysus several sons, including Staphylus,...
- Theseus
Roman mosaic of Phaedra and Hippolytus at House of Dionysus,...
- Minotaur
The Minotaur was a hybrid monster (half-bull, half-man) born...
- Osiris
Overview. Osiris, the “Mighty One,” was both god of the dead...
- Giants
Overview. The terrible Giants, offspring of the primordial...
- Juno
Overview. Juno (or Iuno in Latin) was the queen of the Roman...
- Demeter
Overview. Demeter was one of the Twelve Olympians and the...
- Greek Heroes
Pluto and Cerberus, after Giovanni Battista di Jacopo (early...
- Ariadne
Liber's associations with wine, inebriation, uninhibited freedom and the subversion of the powerful made him a close equivalent to the Greek god Dionysus, who was Romanised as Bacchus.
8 sie 2023 · Considered the most versatile and elusive of the gods, with a Greek equivalent in Dionysus, Bacchus is frequently associated with the Roman god of wine Liber Pater. He brought joy wherever he went, but if crossed, he could be a vengeful god, driving one into madness.
Olympians. Dionysus (Bacchus) God of wine and ecstasy. Dionysus (Διόνυσος) was a son of Zeus and Semele (Σεμέλη), daughter of Cadmus and Harmonia. He was also known as Bacchus (Βάκχος) and identified by the Romans as Liber. Semele was still pregnant with Dionysus when she was killed.
17 lis 2016 · Of all the old Greek and Roman gods, Dionysus (also known as Bacchus and Liber Pater) may be the most underestimated and misrepresented in the minds of modern-day people. While Zeus , Poseidon , Ares , Hades and Athena remain well remembered in novels, movies and videogames, Dionysus remains largely forgotten.
12 maj 2019 · The Bacchanalia were Roman festivals of Bacchus, the Greco-Roman god of wine, freedom, intoxication and ecstasy. They were based on the Greek Dionysia and the Dionysian mysteries, and probably arrived in Rome c. 200 BC via the Greek colonies in southern Italy, and from Etruria, Rome’s northern neighbour.
Dionysus or Bacchus Roman name: Bacchus or Liber Pater (Free Father) Epithets: Twice-Born, Bromios (Thunderer) Symbols: the thyrsus (a staff carried by maenads), the maenads or bacchae or bacchants (his female followers), vines, satyrs, wine, drinking cup, bull, panther, snakes. Function: god of wine and drunkenness. The Birth of Dionysus
