This listing is for a 2 1/2 x 4 inch prayer card. There is an image on one side, a prayer on the other ( as well as artist, author, and (if applicable) sponsor information). All artwork is original to the listed artist and used with permission for the card. Dionysos is the Greco-Roman God of initiation, ecstasy, wine, and theatre. The artwork for this card is by G. Krasskova. Prayer cards are lovely, portable reminders to remember our Gods throughout our day. They’re perfect to stick in wallets, for use as bookmarks, in devotional books, or to give as small gifts. It is never a bad thing to surround ourselves with those things that bring our Gods to mind.
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The intoxicating allure of Bacchus, the Roman God of Wine, has left an indelible mark on the world of art. This deity, known for his wild revelries and power to inspire ecstasy, has been a captivating subject in Roman artistic expression. Let's explore the portrayal of "Bacchus in art"” tr
This listing is for a 2 1/2 x 4 inch prayer card. There is an image on one side, a prayer on the other ( as well as artist, author, and (if applicable) sponsor information). All artwork is original to the listed artist and used with permission for the card. Dionysos is the Greek God of wine, ecstasy, initiation, and liberation. The artwork for this card is by Lykeia. Prayer cards are lovely, portable reminders to remember our Gods throughout our day. They’re perfect to stick in wallets, for use as bookmarks, in devotional books, or to give as small gifts. It is never a bad thing to surround ourselves with those things that bring our Gods to mind.
God Serapis Hieroglyphic Name God Serapis God Serapis was an human like God created by the Greek King Ptolemy I. Ptolemy I chose Serapis to be the official god of Egypt and Greece alike. He hoped a bad spiritual base would mix the 2 peoples and ease tension in the country. Serapis' properties were both Egyptian and Hellenistic. Serapis become very popular and his cult quickly spread from its heart in Alexandria. A Roman historian took a firm stand that the god was to begin with from Asia Minor. However, Egypt likely provided the serious attributes of Serapis. Serapis' Egyptian nature can be saw in his roots, which were drawn from the crazes of Osiris and the Apis bull. These rages had been combined prior to the dominate of Ptolemy I. At that time, a spiritual bull of Memphis addressed Osorapis was favorite after its expiry. Osorapis was an agricultural god whose cult emphasized the Egyptian rules of life afterwards death. The early Greek pharaohs seemed to have been run to Osorapis as a god who appeared to fuse the countless of Egyptian gods and disciplined aspects that were easily fusible with the gods of the Greeks. The Hellenistic factors of Serapis prevail Serapis' (personality) and iconogrpahy. Many greek deities brought to his nature, taking on: Zeus, Helios, Dionysos, Hades and Aesculapius. From "Zeus" and "Helios" he taken the looks of reign and sun-deity. Dionysos brought to him the attribute of presiding over nature. Hades connected him to the hereafter and Aesculapius made him the art of healing. The Greek pictures of Serapis show him with long hair and a long beard. He is seated on a throne with the 3 headed dog of Hades, Cerberus, at his feet. The Egyptian images of the god present him as a mummified human with the bead of a bull. He is royal with the elliptical moon and two clothes.
