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MYTHOLOGY OF SCULPTURE. 183
thrown around it, is usually quite naked, only the feet are some-
times covered with high, ornamented hoots, the Dionysian cothurni ;
the light ivy-entwined staff with the pine cone (narthex, thyrsus)
serves as a supporting sceptre. However, a himation falling down
to the loins is also suitable to the character of Dionysus; sometimes,
too, in later art ho is dressed completely in female fashion. The
posture of the statues of Dionysus is generally that of reclining
comfortabty, or lying; he is seldom enthroned ; in gems and in
pictures wo see him walking with tottering steps, and riding on his
favourite animals, or drawn by them. A favoured satyr is often
given him as a support, Metho is his cupbearer. Many other repre-
sentations of Dionysus are found in works of art in connection with
the various myths related of him. His being carried by Hermes as
a child, and consigned to the care of nymphs and satyrs, his finding
his bride Ariadne, the Naxian solemnization of his nuptials, are
frequent subjects in works of art. He is also represented in the
circle of frenzied maenads, subduing and punishing Bentheus and
hycurgus, the insulters and foes of his worship, and also the piratical
■Tyrrhenians, by means of his bold satyrs, and in rich relievo repre-
sentations, celebrating the triumphs of the conquest of India.
Attributes :—
The thyrsus, the vine, laurel, the dolphin, the tiger, a
serpent, lynx, panther, and the ass.
Elder oe Indian.
BUST :—
Indian Bacchus, Louvre, British Museum.
Statues:—
Indian Bacchus, Vatican ; on the border of the mantle is
inscribed Sardanapahis.
Youthful Dionysus.
Busts :—
Vatican, British Museum.
Statues :—'
The Ludovisi Bacchus.
Bacchus, Villa Albani.
Bacchus, Louvre.
Bacchus handing bunch of grapes to panther, Vatican.
Bacchus pouring wine from Karchesion, Florentine Gallery.
Farnese Bacchus, Maples.
Richelieu Bacchus, Louvre.
Bacchus and Ampelus, British Museum.
thrown around it, is usually quite naked, only the feet are some-
times covered with high, ornamented hoots, the Dionysian cothurni ;
the light ivy-entwined staff with the pine cone (narthex, thyrsus)
serves as a supporting sceptre. However, a himation falling down
to the loins is also suitable to the character of Dionysus; sometimes,
too, in later art ho is dressed completely in female fashion. The
posture of the statues of Dionysus is generally that of reclining
comfortabty, or lying; he is seldom enthroned ; in gems and in
pictures wo see him walking with tottering steps, and riding on his
favourite animals, or drawn by them. A favoured satyr is often
given him as a support, Metho is his cupbearer. Many other repre-
sentations of Dionysus are found in works of art in connection with
the various myths related of him. His being carried by Hermes as
a child, and consigned to the care of nymphs and satyrs, his finding
his bride Ariadne, the Naxian solemnization of his nuptials, are
frequent subjects in works of art. He is also represented in the
circle of frenzied maenads, subduing and punishing Bentheus and
hycurgus, the insulters and foes of his worship, and also the piratical
■Tyrrhenians, by means of his bold satyrs, and in rich relievo repre-
sentations, celebrating the triumphs of the conquest of India.
Attributes :—
The thyrsus, the vine, laurel, the dolphin, the tiger, a
serpent, lynx, panther, and the ass.
Elder oe Indian.
BUST :—
Indian Bacchus, Louvre, British Museum.
Statues:—
Indian Bacchus, Vatican ; on the border of the mantle is
inscribed Sardanapahis.
Youthful Dionysus.
Busts :—
Vatican, British Museum.
Statues :—'
The Ludovisi Bacchus.
Bacchus, Villa Albani.
Bacchus, Louvre.
Bacchus handing bunch of grapes to panther, Vatican.
Bacchus pouring wine from Karchesion, Florentine Gallery.
Farnese Bacchus, Maples.
Richelieu Bacchus, Louvre.
Bacchus and Ampelus, British Museum.