Element Earth by The Posavje Museum BrežicePosavje Museum Brežice
Dionysus
Dionysus (R. Bacchus), the Greek god of fertility, plant life, wine and ecstasy, portrayed as a naked male figure of extensive curves...
...with legs spread apart as a drunken god, surrounded only by ivy and laurel, the god’s recognisable attributes.
Pan with a flute in his hands lays at his feet, leaning against leopard skin, another Dionysus’ marker.
He is entertained in his drunken state by two nymphs (maenads, one holding a child)...
...and satyrs, one of whom is pouring wine into his goblet.
Dancing Nymphs and Satyrs
The dancing nymphs with Silenus and a satyr are revelling around a monument with Pan’s image...
...celebrating the spring worshipping of Dionysus or Pan, the protector of shepherds and their herds.
Dryads
Dryads (Gr. drys “a tree, an oak tree”), forest deities.
Alenka Černelič Krošelj, Director of the Posavje Museum Brežice
Oži Lorber, curator at art history department
Andreja Matijevc, cultural programme coordinator
Experience the virtual tour through the Knight's Hall.
