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Dionysus and the Pirates, the Dionysus Cup by Exekias (90)

Dionysus and the Pirates, the Dionysus Cup by Exekias (90)

Update: 2018-07-19

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So-called Dionysus Cup by Exekias, ca. 540/530 BC

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In yet another nod to alcoholic inebriation's polymorphic magical potency, we encounter one of my favorite tales of the god of wine, ecstasy, reverie, and madness ... Dionysus. Here we learn the tale of Dionysus versus the Pirates as originally recounted in Homeric Hymn number 7 and alluded to on the exquisite black-figure "Dionysus Cup" kylix by the master painter and potter Exekias.

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Featured Work of Art:

The so-called Dionysus Cup

Exekias, ca. 540/530 BC

Attic black-figure kylix; from Vulci

Munchen Staatliche Antikensammlungen

Photo by Matthias Kabel, wikimedia

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Brave Pirates

By fri.events Orchestra

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freemusicarchive.org

The Precession of the Equinoxes in the Inverted Alps

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I Dunno

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Featuring J Lang, Morusque

Licensed under Creative Commons

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Pirates

By Jack and the Pulpits

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freemusicarchive.org

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Dionysus and the Pirates, the Dionysus Cup by Exekias (90)

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