. Greek mythology systematized . h the vessel; ** On the topsail there ran, here and there,A vine that grapes did in abundance bear;And in an instant was the ships mainmastWith an obscure green ivys arms flourished straight, and v^^ere with berries graced;Of which did garlands circle every browOf all the pirates, and no one knew how. Furthermore, there appeared a lion, horribly roaring,and * a male bear with a huge mane. The captain ofthe pirates and the crew all plunged into the sea, andwere changed into dolphins. The master of the vesselhad befriended Dionysus, so his mind was
. Greek mythology systematized . h the vessel; ** On the topsail there ran, here and there,A vine that grapes did in abundance bear;And in an instant was the ships mainmastWith an obscure green ivys arms flourished straight, and v^^ere with berries graced;Of which did garlands circle every browOf all the pirates, and no one knew how. Furthermore, there appeared a lion, horribly roaring,and * a male bear with a huge mane. The captain ofthe pirates and the crew all plunged into the sea, andwere changed into dolphins. The master of the vesselhad befriended Dionysus, so his mind was kept sane,and through the gratitude of Dionysus he was made the blessedest man that ever plied his trade. Ariadne was a daughter of Minos of Crete. Theseuswas sent to convey the tribute of the Athenians toMinotaurus, and Ariadne gave him the clew by whichhe found his way out of the Labyrinth. Theseus prom-ising to make Ariadne his wife, she left Crete in com-pany with him, but when they reached the island of 204 GREEK Ariadne (from the statue by Danneker at Frankfort-on-the-Main). i Naxos, Theseus deserted her. Here Dionysus found her and made her his wife. ; Attendants. 1 In early times the Graces were said to be the com- panions of Dionysus, but as the tone of his worshipwas lowered he was supposed to be surrounded by ilower orders of beings, as centaurs, fauns, and satyrs. 1 Emblems. Vine-leaves and grapes; pine tree and cone ; ivy and \ its berries (corymbs). ] The asphodel, goats, tigers, panthers, dolphins. ^ I Thyrsus, a staff ending in a pine-cone and twined with ivy. ; DIONYSUS. 205 A cloak made of the skin of an cup or bowl for vase. A mirror. (In Orphic Philosophy this signified asearch for the hidden one.) Representations. As god of Nature, Dionysus was represented by a Type.—Full, majestic figure; curling hair andbeard; full drapery; holding the drinking-horn[carchesion) and vine-shoot in his Type (P
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