Orphism
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Orphism is the name given to a set of religious beliefs and practices originating in the ancient Greek and Hellenistic world, associated with literature ascribed to the mythical poet Orpheus, who desc
Orphic mosaics were found in many late-Roman villas.
Nymphs Finding the Head of Orpheus (1900) by John William Waterhouse
Nymphs Listening to the Songs of Orpheus (1853) by Charles Jalabert
Gold orphic tablet and case found in Petelia, southern Italy (British Museum)
Zagreus
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In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Zagreus was a god sometimes identified with an Orphic Dionysus who was dismembered by the Titans and reborn. In the earliest mention of Zagreus, he is paired w
Orphism
…the origin of the gods, much like the Theogony of Hesiod. These theogonies are symbolically similar to Near Eastern models. The main story has it that Zagreus, Dionysus' previous incarnation, is the son of Zeus and Persephone. Zeus names the child as his successor, which angers his wife Hera. She instigates…
Dionysus in a 3rd-century AD mosaic from the House of Poseidon, Zeugma Mosaic Museum
Henryk Siemiradzki Orfeusz w podziemnym królestwie