bitofabellend:Dionysus sailing. Attic Black Figure. By Exekias 530-540 BCThis is the piece of ar
bitofabellend: Dionysus sailing. Attic Black Figure. By Exekias 530-540 BC This is the piece of art that got me interested in ancient civilisations, thanks to this amazing little piece of the past I am at university studying classics. Dionysus is my favourite god, he represents the qualities that I admire in humanity. The story behind the image is quite fun - Dionysus was kidnapped by pirates, the pirates did not know that he was a god, until in anger he turned them into dolphins, now they spend forever trying to catch up with their ship. -- source link
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