Conversations: Can You Smell the God In the Air?! Epiphanies in Antiquity w/ Gillian Glass
Let's Talk About Myths, Baby! | Greek Mythology & the Ancient Mediterranean
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Dionysus's Intimate Association With Epiphany
Anovid: I wonder if dionysuss intimate association with epiphany is not in some way related to his first birth story. He comes into this world through violent epiphany, and then he himself is associated later with numerous epiphanies, many of which are violent. Thereis definitelya thematic connection between dionysus mother's untimely and horrific demise and anddionysus epiphanesye. But now that i've mentioned all this, the next time you read ovad and you read sem watch for the who knows what, who knows what s.
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