A nearly life-size fresco just discovered in Pompeii depicts the initiation rituals of the mystery cult of Dionysus, the god of wine and ecstasy. The fresco was over 100 years old when the ...

Set against a ruby-red backdrop, the wall paintings depict female followers of Dionysus—the Greek god of wine and ecstasy—engaged in secretive cult rituals. Also known as maenads or ...

Around the walls are female members of the cult devoted to Dionysus, known as Maenads, which means 'to rave, to be mad; to rage, to be angry'. Maenads are portrayed as dancers, but also as ...

A new 50-room villa complete with stunning frescoes presenting the cult of Dionysus was found in Pompeii in what is regarded as once in a hundred years find. The discovery emerged from recent ...

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The ancient cult of Dionysus, the park noted, required initiates to undergo a ritual to be allowed entry; the sect’s secrets were also closely guarded by its members. Accordingly, Zuchtriegel ...

At the centre of the image is a woman holding a torch who is about to be initiated into the cult of Dionysus. The Greek god was thought to hold the power to die and be reborn, and promised the ...

The newest discovery, in Region IX in the central part of the city, depicts the procession of Dionysus, the ancient Greek god of wine, against walls and columns painted in Pompeiian red.

A newly discovered fresco in Pompeii is shedding fresh light on the mysterious Dionysiac cults of the ancient world - and how ...

A nearly life-size fresco just discovered in Pompeii depicts the initiation rituals of the mystery cult of Dionysus, the god of wine and ecstasy. The fresco was over 100 years old when the eruption of ...