Jan Harmensz van Bijlert, “The Feast of the Gods" (1630), oil on canvas, 43 x 41 inches (~110 x ~104 cm) (image via Wikimedia Commons) ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Archeologists uncovered a sarcophagus with inscriptions depicting an epic drinking battle between the Greek god Dionysus and hero Hercules ...

The performers respond to the backlash Katerine, who performed as the Greek god, Dionysus, was proud of the performance. He said, "It's my culture.

Who is Dionysus, reputed inspiration of ceremony feast scene? But the opening ceremony’s artistic director, Thomas Jolly, has insisted that the scene is not a reference at all to the Last Supper.

The lamp is decorated with figures with bull horns, dolphins (a sacred animal associated with the god Dionysus), and Silenus (a companion and tutor to Dionysus) around a central face. In ancient ...