Dionysian Mysteries facts for kids
The Dionysian Mysteries were a ritual of ancient Greece and Rome. The ritual involved intoxicants (like alcohol) and dancing to music to remove inhibitions and social constraints. It gave freedom to those marginalized by Greek society such as women, slaves and foreigners.
Images for kids
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Dionysus in Bacchus by Caravaggio
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A Hellenistic Greek mosaic depicting the god Dionysos as a winged daimon riding on a tiger, from the House of Dionysos at Delos (which was once controlled by Athens) in the South Aegean region of Greece, late 2nd century BC, Archaeological Museum of Delos
See also
In Spanish: Misterios dionisíacos para niños
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