Dionysos, with his following of satyrs and women, was a major theme in a big part of the figure painted pottery in 500-300 B.C. Athens. As an original testimonial of their time, the imagery on these v
Dionysos is by far the most common subject of Greek vase painting during the sixth and fifth centuries BC, but his image remains controversial and obscure. Classical archaeologist Isler-Kerenyi sugges