Dionysus and Tyrrhenian Pirates - Greek Roman God of Wine, Fertility, Ecstasy - Wall Decoration - Copper in Frame

Item Specifics

Condition: New, Handmade in Greece.
Height: 25,5 cm - 10 inches
Width: 25,5 cm - 10 inches
Length: 4,5 cm - 1,8 inches
Weight: 1100 g

Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 3. 37-38 (trans. Aldrich) (Greek mythographer C2nd A.D.) :
"When he [Dionysos] wanted passage across from Ikaria to Naxos he hired a trireme of Tyrrhenian pirates. But when they had him on board, they sailed past Naxos and headed for Asia where they planned to sell him. He thereupon changed the mast and the oars into snakes, and filled the boat with ivy and the sound of flutes. The men went mad and dove into the sea, where they became dolphins. With events like these, men learned that Dionysos was a god, and they began to honour him."