I also visited nearby sites rich in legend such as the "stunning" Orlias waterfall, where the river supposedly vanished underground after refusing to purify the Maenads who murdered Orpheus.

Seven years ago, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution built a new class of underwater vehicle, called Orpheus, to study the darkest recesses of the ocean. Private investors took notice. And now, the ...

And on Lundi Gras night, Del Rio will be waving her wrists off when she rules as monarch of the Orpheus Mardi Gras parade. The recklessly wicked raconteur, who calls herself “a clown in a gown ...

Around the walls are female members of the cult devoted to Dionysus, known as Maenads, which means 'to rave, to be mad; to rage, to be angry'. Maenads are portrayed as dancers, but also as ...

The images portrayed depict vibrant scenes from the retinue of the god of wine: dancing maenads and fierce huntresses, satyrs with pointed ears playing musical instruments, and figures performing ...

While this may not be a one-to-one retelling of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth, the parallels are hard to miss. “My daddy used to tell me my singing had the power to bring light to the darkness a ...

Against a bright red background, there are numerous figures of maenads — female followers of Dionysus, the god of wine — who are depicted as hunters, carrying swords in their hands and ...

The painting also shows priests and priestesses, known as bacchantes or maenads, as dancers along with flautists, hunters, and huntresses carrying slaughtered animals on their shoulders. Gabriel ...

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