Dionysus thus became known as the “twice-born god.” The infant DionysusThe infant Dionysis is portrayed in a fourth-century B.C. statue by Praxiteles from the Temple of Hera at Olympia.

According to Greek mythology, Aphrodite is the goddess of love and beauty, and Dionysus was the god of wine and ecstasy, said Britannica. In Roman mythology, the gods were known as Venus and ...

The Colossus of Dionysus or Kouros of Apollonas / photo Paolo Trovo – Shutterstock In one of the quarries near Apollonas we find the Colossus of Dionysus, a statue 10.7 meters high and weighing 80 ...

The statue head of Aphrodite, known as the goddess of love and beauty in Greek mythology, and the statue head of Dionysus, the deity of wine, were discovered during excavation work in an ancient ...

The stone heads of Aphrodite, goddess of love, and Dionysus, god of wine, were recovered from a creek bed in the ancient city. The heads belong to statues found during a previous dig, Coşkun ...

For instance, a marble sarcophagus found at New York City's The Met depicts Dionysus ushering in the joy of each season. The National Archaeological Museum in Greece shows him peacefully enamored with ...

Archaeologists in Rome have stumbled on a large marble head of Dionysus, also known as Bacchus, the ancient Roman god of wine, dance and fertility. The discovery was made during excavations in the ...