Birth of Dionysus (Nascimento de Dioniso)

In mythology there are always several legends or versions, whatever the subject might be. At the birth of Dionysus, the son of Semele and Zeus, the pregnant mother dies, and the fetus is transferred to the father's right thigh where it remains until the end of the pregnancy.


Na mitologia existem sempre várias lendas ou versões qualquer que seja o assunto. No nascimento de Dioniso, filho de Sémele e Zeus, a mãe morre grávida e o feto é transferido para a coxa direita do pai onde permanece até ao fim da gestação.

Gustave Moreau (1826-1898)-'Zeus and Semele'-oil on canvas-(1894-1895) Paris-Musée Gustave Moreau

Attributed to the Alkimachos painter-'birth of Dionysus'-lekythos-attic-(red-figure)-(470-460 BC) Boston-Museum of Fine Arts (Boston 95.39)

Painter the birth of Dionysus-'birth of Dionysus'-volute krater-apulian-(red-figure)-(405-385 BC) Taranto-Museo Nazionale Archeologico (Taranto 8264)

Unknown-'birth of Dionysus'-wall painting-Pompeii Napoli-Museo Nazionale Archeologico

Unknown-'birth of Dionysus'-relief-2nd century AD Perge (Asia Minor)-Roman theater