Dionysos
DIONYSOS is included in the pantheons of the majority of Greek cities and is present at such very early festivals as the Apaturia, the festival of the phratries, and the Anthesteria, that of ...
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Omophagia
OMOPHAGIA is an ancient Greek term (ōmophagia, "eating raw [flesh]") for a ritual in the ecstatic worship of Dionysos.
The Raw and the Cooked
All human groups, including...
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Dionysus, god of wine, in ancient Greek and Roman mythology is argued to have come late to the divinity family. Scholars continue to debate the idea. Myth scholars, fascinated by his stature and ap...
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Naxos, Greece (dpa) - Beautiful she was, and of royal blood:
Ariadne, the daughter of Minos, king of Crete. Many men sought her
hand. She decided on Dionysus, the god of win...
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Athens (dpa) - Whether you choose to take part in a yoghurt war in
northern Greece, launch hot-air balloons in the Pelop...
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1. CapriItaly’s most glamorous getaway, the island of Capri is one of the most picturesque islands around. With white-washed villas shrouded in bougainvillea, cliffs reaching up from the sea,...
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Opera, it might be said, is a kind of madhouse: Musically, it pushes vocal capacities to the breaking point; dramatically, its protagonists are often in the grip of something so grievous that suici...
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Opera, it might be said, is a kind of madhouse: Musically, it pushes vocal capacities to the breaking point; dramatically, its protagonists are often in the grip of something so grievous that suici...
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Just 30 years ago, Napa Valley wines got no respect. But 1976 was, as they say, a vintage year: Napa Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay bested some of France's legendary names in a prestigious blind...
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Dionysos
We Two Being One Are It: The Greek God Dionysus
The Greek island of Naxos is a surfer's paradise
