The writer's dictionary of science fiction, fantasy, horror and mythology. 2014.
Sileni — may refer to: * Šílení, the original foreign title for Jan Švankmajer s film Lunacy * Sileni, Ipotanes who were followers of Dionysus in Greek mythology … Wikipedia
Borghese Vase — The Borghese Vase is a monumental bell shaped krater sculpted in Athens from Pentelic marble in the second half of the 1st century BC as a garden ornament for the Roman market; [Two further versions of the vase were found among other marbles in… … Wikipedia
Satyr — In Greek mythology, satyrs ( gr. Σάτυροι, Satyroi ) are a troop of male companions of Pan and Dionysus – satyresses were a late invention of poets – that roamed the woods and mountains. In mythology they are often associated with sex drive and… … Wikipedia
Satyr play — Satyr plays were an ancient Greek form of tragicomedy, similar to the modern day burlesque style. They always featured a chorus of satyrs and were based in Greek mythology and contained themes of, among other things, drinking, overt sexuality… … Wikipedia
List of Greek mythological creatures — The following is a list of creatures from Greek mythology. The list does not include gods and other divine and semi divine figures; for these, see List of Greek mythological figures. Contents 1 Mythical monsters 2 Mythical hybrids 3 Mythical… … Wikipedia
Ashvakas — The Ashvakas or Ashvayanas, classically called the Asenes ( la. Aseni), are a very ancient people of north east Afghanistan (Nuristan) and the entire Peshawar Valley up to Punjab, Pakistan. They are/were a sub group of the Greater Kamboja tribe… … Wikipedia
Alcibiades (fictional character) — The prominent Athenian statesman Alcibiades has been criticized by ancient comic writers and appears in several Socratic dialogues. He enjoys an important afterlife, in literature and art, having acquired symbolic status as the personification of … Wikipedia
Cult of Dionysus — The Cult of Dionysus is strongly associated with satyrs, centaurs, and sileni, and its characteristic symbols are the bull, the serpent, the ivy, and the wine. The Dionysia and Lenaia festivals in Athens were dedicated to Dionysus, as well as the … Wikipedia
DIONYSIUS — The Greek divinity of wine, probably originally of Thracian origin, often surrounded by an entourage of sileni, pans, satyrs, centaurs, and other semimythical creatures. See also FUFLUNS … Historical Dictionary of the Etruscans
Desiderius Erasmus — Erasmus redirects here. For other uses, see Erasmus (disambiguation). Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus Desiderius Erasmus in 1523 as depicted by Hans Holbein the Younger Full name Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus Born October 28, 1466 … Wikipedia
