A nearly life-size fresco just discovered in Pompeii depicts the initiation rituals of the mystery cult of Dionysus, the god of wine and ecstasy. The fresco was over 100 years old when the ...

The Secret Dionysian Cult: Trance Rituals with Wine and Opium The photos from the new discovery are spectacular. Archaeologists and researchers describe the fresco as a "megalograph" .

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Archaeologists in Pompeii have uncovered a remarkable life-size fresco depicting a mysterious cult linked to Dionysus, the ancient Greek and Roman god of wine, fertility, and ritual ecstasy. The ...

A newly discovered fresco in Pompeii is shedding fresh light on the mysterious Dionysiac cults of the ancient world - and how they depicted “wild” women who broke free of the male order. More than a ...

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