#silenus

[duckinpink]

Silenus with bb Dionysus!

[tridentandtales]

Roman bronze bust of Silenus (the tutor of Dionysus), originally part of a bronze kline

50 - 125 CE

Metropolitan Museum of Art 55.129.2

[gemsofgreece]

Silenós of Pella, 3rd century BC. Photos by Stefanos Pasvantis.

Silenus (/saɪˈliːnəs/; Ancient Greek: Σιληνός Sīlēnós [siːlɛːnós] or Σειληνός Seilēnós [seːlɛːnós]) was a companion and tutor to the wine god Dionysus. He is typically older than the satyrs of the Dionysian retinue (thiasos), and sometimes considerably older, in which case he may be referred to as a Papposilenus. Silen and its plural sileni refer to the mythological figure as a type that is sometimes thought to be differentiated from a satyr by having the attributes of a horse rather than a goat, though usage of the two words is not consistent enough to permit a sharp distinction. Silenus presides over other daimons and is related to musical creativity, prophetic ecstasy, drunken joy, drunken dances and gestures.

[apollomes-supremacy]

Silenus, foster father of Dionysus, with two little Satyrisci (child satyrs) 🤏🤲

I like imagining Silenus as a grumpy but caring nurse to all the young satyrs in his tribe, he’s like everyone’s grandpa lol

Some references! Satyrs don’t seem to have horns but Ampelus apparently has them, so why not

[katerinaaqu]

Oh boy this shot from the old cartoon "Polyphemus, Acis and Galatea" 1995 with Polyphemus playing pan's pipes under the moonlight ✨️

Ok that episode is definitely much more sexualized than the other (which was the purpose of the mini-series given it was adult animation) but honestly I loved how they handled Polyphemus!

I found it interesting how Polyphemus was shot with the arrow of Eros as a game to tease him. The Satyrs and Silenus wanted to laugh at his expense and see what would happen and I loved it how he was not void of emotion, just completely incapable of showing it because of his wild nature. And he was sad that Galatea rejected him and tried to change (it was hilarious how the Satyrs tried to fix his hair and beard using agriculture tools hahahahaha) and even tried to help him.

I also loved how Silenus noted his playing was too sad and that he should play a merry song to attract Galatea. Like him playing sad music because he was sad somehow got me! And this myth is not very often depicted anyways so it was a nice change to see! And Polyphemus losing it immediately catching Galatea and her beloved Acis making love was a nice way to show his terrible nature and the way that he killed Acis in the myth!

This episode is not for everyone but still! A nice version of the Ovidian story of Polyphemus falling in love! Not the full story and all but I loved how they showed Polyphemus was genuinely in love just couldn't show it due to his nature

[starweaverblog]

Can you draw Dionysus and Silenus?

So in the musical we have decided to call Dionysus toothpick as a headcanon because he would be slim at a younger age that Silenus and the nymphs would tease him for it 🤣

[igorlevchenko-blog]

Portrait of a Satyr

Digital painting. Photoshop. 2019

[nemfrog]

Silenus.

Dizionario illustrato dei simbol. 1922.

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