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Dionysus God of Wine Statue |
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Dionysus God of Wine Statue
A beautiful resin statue of Dionysus, Greek god of wine, mysteries, and the theater,in his youth.The Romans called him Bacchus, the Roman God of wine.This Dionysus statue would be a beautiful statue guarding the wine cellar. The Greek god Dionysus is also spelled Dionysus. He is an atypical Greek god, a god of mystery, his very essence, an enigma. Dionysus is the god who brings the wine that intoxicates the drinker merging him into his folds which leads him into the mysteries of life, both the good and the bad.Dionysus was born of the daughter of Kadmos, Semele, who were in love with Zeus.It is through these mystery cults, the secrets of which were so well guarded, only a few essential details are known , that we come into contact with a unique characteristic of Dionysus differing from the other Greek Gods. According to the legends Dionysus dies, which is unthinkable of any god. Dionysus followers believed that he was slain, and then reborn. So Dionysus is different from the other Olympian gods. It takes an open mind to digest this enigmatic mystery, is Dionysus a greater or lesser god than the other Olympian gods? This statue of Dionysus, in his youth, is an excellent gift to any connoisseur of fine wines.
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