Taylor - Eleusianian and Bacchic Mysteries.pdf - Platonic Philosophy

List of Illustrations. 249woven into the ritual of Eleusis, or were presented in thetheaters during the Bacchic festivals.The pictures include, beside the costumes of priests, priestesses, and their attendants, and of the fauns and satyrs, manyof the sacred vessels and implements used in celebrating theMysteries, in the orgies, and in the theaters, all of which weredrawn by the ancient artists from the objects represented,and their work has been carefully followed here.1. FRONTISPIECE. SACRIFICE TO CERES.PAGE.Denkmaler, sculptur.The goddess stands near a serpent-guarded altar, on which asheaf of grain is aflame. Worshipers attend, and Jupiterapproves. (See page 17.)2. DECORATING A STATUE OF BACCHUS 4Rom. Campana.The priest wears a lamb-skin skirt, the thyrsus is a naturalvine with grape clusters, and there are fruit and wine bearers.3. BACCHANTES WITH THYRSUS AND FLUTE 4Two fragments.Rom. Camp.4. SYMBOLICAL CEREMONY. Rom. Camp 4Torch and thyrsus bearers and faun.208 for reference to pine nut.See cut No. 40, and page5. BACCHUS AND NYMPHS 56. PLUTO, PROSERPINA, AND FURIES 5Galerie des Peintres.The Furies were said to be children of Pluto and Proserpina ;other accounts say of Nox and Acheron, and Acheron was a sonof Ceres without a father. (See page 65.)7. PRIESTESS WITH AMPHORA AND SACRED CAKE (j8. PRIESTESS WITH MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS 69. FAUN KISSING BACCHANTE. Bourbon Mus10. FAUN AND BACCHUS. Bourbon Mus . 6