The statue of Hermes and the Infant Dionysus was discovered in 1877, but its influential presence makes it a timeless piece ...

Dionysus, his nudity emphasized by a cloth tossed over his shoulder, holds a sheaf of long vines in his right hand and a jug or wine sack in his outstretched left hand. Beneath the beverage, which ...

Archaeologists in Israel have unearthed a Roman-era sarcophagus that depicts Dionysus beating Hercules in a drinking contest.

The ancient cult of Dionysus, the park noted, required initiates to undergo a ritual to be allowed entry; the sect’s secrets were also closely guarded by its members. Detail of the frieze at the ...

This sarcophagus offers an unusual perspective of the idea of death—not as an end, but as the beginning of a new path.” ...

Massive Sarcophagus Depicting 'Drinking Contest' Between Hercules and Dionysus Unearthed in Israel The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced the discovery of a spectacular artifact featuring ...

In a discovery hailed as the “first of its kind,” archaeologists in Israel have found a Roman marble sarcophagus which depicts a scene of the mythical gods Dionysus and Hercules engaged in a drinking ...

To become part of the ancient cult of Dionysus, initiates were required to participate in secret rituals. This is not the first massive frieze in the archaeological park to feature a Dionysian ritual.

Archaeologists say the marble coffin is the first of its kind found in the region. The story it depicts is more often seen in ...

Who is Dionysus, reputed inspiration of ceremony feast scene? But the opening ceremony’s artistic director, Thomas Jolly, has insisted that the scene is not a reference at all to the Last Supper.