The Cult of Dionysus (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781540504623)

The Cult of Dionysus is strongly associated with satyrs, centaurs, and sileni, and its characteristic symbols are the bull, the serpent, tigers/leopards, the ivy, and the wine. The Dionysia and Lenaia festivals in Athens were dedicated to Dionysus, as well as the Phallic processions. Initiates worshipped him in the Dionysian Mysteries, which were comparable to and linked with the Orphic Mysteries, and may have influenced Gnosticism.

Author: Leon Davalos
ISBN-10: 154050462X
ISBN-13: 9781540504623
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 11/19/2016
Pages: 118
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.64lbs
Size: 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.25d