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Temple of Dionysus. The Temple of Dionysus was a sanctuary on ancient Naxos dedicated to Dionysus. [1] Naxos was one of the cult centers of Dionysus in Ancient Greece, and the sanctuary at Naxos was one of his main temples along with the temple in Thebes. The site of the sanctuary was a place for a fertility cult as early as 1400 BC.
Another account claims Dionysus ordered Theseus to abandon Ariadne on the island of Naxos, for Dionysus had seen her as Theseus carried her onto the ship and had decided to marry her. [ citation needed ] Psalacantha , a nymph, promised to help Dionysus court Ariadne in exchange for his sexual favours; but Dionysus refused, so Psalacantha ...
In Greek mythology, Naxos or Naxus (/ ˈ n æ k s ɒ s / or /naksos/; Ancient Greek: Νάξος Náxos) may refer to three possible eponyms of the island of Naxos: Naxos, son of Endymion [1] and thus, possibly the brother of Aetolus, [2] Paeon, Epeius and Eurycyda. [3] Naxos, son of Apollo and Acacallis, daughter of Minos. [4]
Naxos was the first Greek city-state to attempt to leave the Delian League circa 469 BC; Athens quickly quashed the notion and forcibly removed all military naval vessels from the island's control. Athens then demanded all future payments from Naxos in the form of gold rather than military aid.
Specifically on Naxos, two distinct festivals with the same name were held. One was dedicated to the abandoned Ariadne by Theseus, and the other honored Ariadne as the wife of the god Dionysus and mother of Staphylus and Oenopion, who, according to local tradition, were considered different figures. In Naxos, one tradition suggests that Ariadne ...
Paris Olympics organizers issued an apology on Sunday after a scene depicting the Greek god Dionysus drew criticism for allegedly mocking Leonardo da Vinci's painting “The Last Supper,” which ...
Why is he there? Because Dionysus is the Greek god of festivities (…) and wine, and is the father of Sequana, the goddess of the Seine river,” he said.
The Kouros of Apollonas, also called the Colossus of Dionysus, is a 10.7 metre [1] tall unfinished statue of light grey Naxian marble with a weight of around 80 tonnes. It is located in an ancient quarry near Apollonas [ de ] , a small town in the northern part of Naxos , one of the Cycladic Islands in the Aegean Sea .