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Apulian pottery depicting Lycrugus of Thrace, an ancient Greek king driven mad by Dionysus [1]. Mental illness in ancient Rome was recognized in law as an issue of mental competence, and was diagnosed and treated in terms of ancient medical knowledge and philosophy, primarily Greek in origin, while at the same time popularly thought to have been caused by divine punishment, demonic spirits, or ...
Diogenes syndrome is a disorder that involves hoarding of rubbish and severe self-neglect. In addition, the syndrome is characterized by domestic squalor, syllogomania, social alienation, and refusal of help. It has been shown that the syndrome is caused as a reaction to stress that was experienced by the patient. The time span in which the ...
The Derveni krater, height: 90.5 cm (35 ½ in.), 4th century BC. The Dionysian Mysteries of mainland Greece and the Roman Empire are thought to have evolved from a more primitive initiatory cult of unknown origin (perhaps Thracian or Phrygian) which had spread throughout the Mediterranean region by the start of the Classical Greek period.
The historian Diodorus Siculus said that according to "some writers of myths" there were two gods named Dionysus, an older one, who was the son of Zeus and Persephone, [221] but that the "younger one also inherited the deeds of the older, and so the men of later times, being unaware of the truth and being deceived because of the identity of ...
Popliteal pterygium syndrome; Porcine stress syndrome; Pork–cat syndrome; Post-micturition convulsion syndrome; Post-nasal drip syndrome; Post-traumatic stress syndrome; Post-acute-withdrawal syndrome; Post-concussion syndrome; Post-Ebola virus syndrome; Post-intensive care syndrome; Post-maturity syndrome; Post-polio syndrome; Post ...
Victor Wembanyama’s remarkable start to his career will be put on hold due to a blood clot. On Thursday, the Spurs announced the 7-foot-5 phenom had suffered a deep vein thrombosis — a blood ...
This syndrome caused every subsequent generation in a bloodline to have their life expectancy shortened. When the amber lead concentration in the body is fatally high, white blotches appear on the victim's skin, their hair becomes white, and they feel intense chronic pain. The only known survivor of this syndrome is Trafalgar D. Water Law.
The cult of Dionysus was strongly associated with satyrs, centaurs, and sileni, and its characteristic symbols were the bull, the serpent, tigers/leopards, ivy, and wine. The Dionysia and Lenaia festivals in Athens were dedicated to Dionysus , as well as the phallic processions .