Adonis was born from a daughter than slept with her father. She was turned into a tree while pregnant with her fathers baby, she gave birth to Adonis, a beautiful baby boy
Poets use the image of flowers that bloom early and die young to represent tragedy – a life wasted
Demeter –bread (grain)
Dionysus –wine
You need both Demeter and Dionysus to live
Anagnorisis – recognition
Stickomythia is once again depicted, page 17-21 of the Bacchae illustrate this idea
The picture below is a depiction of a thyrsus – stick with a pine cone on it
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