Hercules in Dionysian Garb in Triclinium of Villa del Casale
Title
Hercules in Dionysian Garb in Triclinium of Villa del Casale
Description
Seen on the wall of the triclinium, or dining area, beyond the oval peristyle, this mosaic depicted the "apotheosis of Hercules" unusually shown here in Dionysian-style dress. Hercules wears a crown of ivy leaves and a panther skin. But these themes fit the harvesting of grapes imagery found in the rest of the triclinium. This imagery of harvest can also be found in the Caelian Hill domus of Pammachius and Paulina. See "Sacred Gallery."
Creator
Patrizio Pensabene and Enrico Gallocchio
Source
Patrizio Pensabene and Enrico Gallocchio, "The Villa del Casale of Piazza Armerina," Expedition 53, no. 2. 2011.
Date
2011
Rights
Patrizio Pensabene and Enrico Gallocchio; permission granted for educational, non-commercial use
Files
Collection
Reference
Patrizio Pensabene and Enrico Gallocchio, Hercules in Dionysian Garb in Triclinium of Villa del Casale, 2011
Cite As
Patrizio Pensabene and Enrico Gallocchio, “Hercules in Dionysian Garb in Triclinium of Villa del Casale,” Living Late Antiquity, accessed April 27, 2024, https://livinglateantiquity.org/items/show/154.