centuriespast:ALMA-TADEMA, LawrenceWomen of Amphissa1887Oil on canvas, 122 x 183 cmSterling and Fran
centuriespast:ALMA-TADEMA, LawrenceWomen of Amphissa1887Oil on canvas, 122 x 183 cmSterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown“Once during a war in the middle of the third century BC, the entranced Thyiades (maenads) lost their way and arrived in Amphissa, a city near Delphi. There they sank down exhausted in the market place and were overpowered by a deep sleep. The women of Amphissa formed a protective ring around them and when they awoke arranged for them to return home unmolested.” [wikipedia] -- source link
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