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
Dionysus in a 3rd-century AD mosaic from the House of Poseidon, Zeugma Mosaic Museum
Henryk Siemiradzki Orfeusz w podziemnym królestwie
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
Zagreus
…In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Zagreus (Ancient Greek: Ζαγρεύς, romanized: Zagreús) 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 with Gaia and called the "highest" god, though…
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)