Tag Archives: Dionysus

Cadmus: the Non-Greek Hero of Greece

by Ed Whelan, Contributing Writer, Classical Wisdom Many heroes from Greek mythology have inspired people across the millennia. We can think of warriors and adventurers like Achilles, Odysseus and Jason. Yet amongst theses names, there is a figure that is especially remarkable: Cadmus, the legendary founder of Thebes. What makes Cadmus distinct amongst these names

Written on May 3, 2022 at 7:41 pm, by Whelan

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Categories: Heroes

Tags: Cadmus, Dionysus, Elysian Fields, Oracle of Delphi, Phoenicians, Semele, Thebes

Do We Need to Almost Die to Know How to Live?

It was exactly six years ago tomorrow that I almost died. It would have been an ancient death, just as it was the end of millions of women before me. My family was asked to fly in to say goodbye, a team of experts gathered around my bedside, anxiously waiting and unable to do much.

Written on April 19, 2021 at 7:05 pm, by Anya Leonard

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Categories: Dialectics

Tags: celtic, Dionysus, Dostoyevsky, Epictetus, Hippocrates, Seneca, Stoicism, tree of life, Zeno

From Roman Sarcophagi Comes The Gospel of Bacchus

Written by Barry Ferst, Contributing Writer, Classical Wisdom Serving as a “billboard” for the faithful, images sculpted on Roman-era marble coffins offer a visualization of the Gospel of Bacchus, a graphic stone bible especially meaningful to devotees contemplating death’s doorway. Since much about the cult of Bacchus remains a mystery, a beautifully-carved frieze on a

Written on April 9, 2021 at 8:27 am, by KristinD

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Categories: Gods

Tags: Ancient Greek and Roman tradition, Ancient Rome, Bacchus, Dionysian Rites, Dionysus, Roman tombs, Sarcophagus

Aspects of Ariadne: Part 3

Written by Mary Naples, Contributing Writer, Classical Wisdom Make no mistake, unlike her previous manifestation in the Minoan pantheon (see: Part 1 and Part 2), Ariadne is now merely the wife of a fertility god. Myths abound about Dionysus’ exploits and adventures without Ariadne, yet when Ariadne is mentioned at all in these myths, it is

Written on March 16, 2021 at 7:55 am, by Mary Naples

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Categories: Mythology

Tags: Ancient Greek Women, Ariadne, Dionysus, mythology, Perseus, Theseus

A Short History of Wine

Written by Lydia Serrant, Contributing Writer, Classical Wisdom What is believed to be the first winery in the world was recently found in a cave in Vayots Dzor, Armenia, and dates back to around 6100 BC. It currently holds the title as the oldest-known winery (also, fun fact, it is home of the world’s oldest

Written on October 21, 2020 at 10:14 am, by KristinD

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Categories: Culture

Tags: Ancient Greek history, Ancient Greek Wine, Ancient Rome, Dionysus, History, wine

Automation in the Ancient World: The Robots of Greece and Rome

Written by Edward Whelan, Contributing Writer, Classical Wisdom A common topic of discussion these days is the growing automation of the world. Basically, automation means any machinery or self-operating machinery. They are designed to act in a predetermined way and according to instructions, the best example of this is perhaps a robot. We think that

Written on January 31, 2020 at 11:00 am, by Whelan

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Categories: History

Tags: Ancient Technology, automation, automaton, Daedalus, Dionysus, hephaestus, hero of alexandria, Olympic games, talos, technology, Theater of Dionysus Eleuthereus