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Greece, Kos City - Municipal Museum

Statue group (2nd AD) of Dyonisos, Satyr and Pan.
At their feet is a panther with the infant Eros.
Found in the House of the Adbuction of Europa

In classical mythology, Dionysus or Dionysos (Greek: Διόνυσος or Διώνυσος) is the god of wine, the inspirer of ritual madness and ecstasy, and a major figure of Greek mythology, and one of the twelve Olympians, amongst whom Greek mythology treated him as a late arrival. The geographical origins of his cult were unknown to the classical Greeks, but all myths depicted him as having "foreign" origins; Dionysus is typical of the god of the epiphany, "the god that comes".

He was also known as Bacchus, the name adopted by the Romans and the frenzy he induces, bakkheia. He is the patron deity of agriculture and the theater. He was also known as the Liberator (Eleutherios), freeing one from one's normal self, by madness, ecstasy, or wine. The divine mission of Dionysus was to mingle the music of the aulos = flute players

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aulos

and to bring an end care and worry.
In Greek mythology, Dionysus is made out to be a son of Zeus and Semele; other versions of the myth contend that he is a son of Zeus and Persephone. He is described as being womanly or "man-womanish".

In Greek mythology, satyrs (Ancient Greek: Σάτυροι, Satyroi) are a troop of male companions of Pan and Dionysus — "satyresses" were a late invention of poets — that roamed the woods and mountains. In mythology they are often associated with sex drive.

Eros (Greek: Ἔρως), in Greek mythology, was the primordial god of lust, beauty, love, and intercourse; he was also worshipped as a fertility deity. His Roman counterpart was Cupid, "desire", also known as Amor, "love". In some myths, he was the son of the deities Aphrodite and Ares, but according to Plato's Symposium he was conceived by Poros (Plenty) and Penia (Poverty) at Aphrodite's birthday. This explains the different aspects of love. Like Dionysus, he was sometimes referred to as Eleutherios, "the liberator".

Source: Wikipedia.

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Nov 02 2009 11:15 GMT hans55 PRO
om een wijntje mee te drinken !! :-)
Nov 02 2009 11:16 GMT annaschnitfink
Ha,ha,ha!!! :)))
Nov 02 2009 12:12 GMT mbz
perfect!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nov 02 2009 13:25 GMT gwen83
Prachtig zeg, wil ik ook wel in huis hebben:-))
Nov 02 2009 16:42 GMT annaschnitfink
Thanks dear mbz for your valued reaction!
Nov 02 2009 16:43 GMT annaschnitfink
't Is een beetje zwaar en het paste ook al niet in de koffer, anders had ik het wel voor je meegnomen! Dank voor je reactie.
Nov 03 2009 16:03 GMT iyerhari
great details!
Nov 03 2009 16:04 GMT annaschnitfink
Thanks my dear friend Iyer for your reaction!
Nov 03 2009 17:05 GMT Minz PRO
Amazing series !
Nov 03 2009 18:25 GMT annaschnitfink
Thanks for your very nice comment dear Minz!
Nov 04 2009 07:36 GMT ThorBeverley PRO
I agree with Minz - a fascinating series of pictures indeed!
Nov 04 2009 09:01 GMT annaschnitfink
Thank you so much ThorBeverly for your reaction!

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