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Z12.14 MARON, DIONYSUS & ARIADNE

Maron, Dionysus & Ariadne | Greco-Roman mosaic
DETAILS
Museum Collection Miho Museum, Kyoto
Catalogue No. -
Type Mosaic
Context Probably from Syria
Date C3rd - 4th A.D.
Period Imperial Roman

DESCRIPTION

Dionysus rouses the sleeping maiden Ariadne who has been abandoned by Theseus on the island Naxos. The god is accompanied by the Silen Maron, a Satyr and winged Eros (Love).

ARTICLES

Dionysus, Ariadne, Maron, Satyrs, Eros