There are forty animals and human-like figures that complete this scene. First we have a prominent conquering Dionysos seated upon a panther gripping his signature Thyrsus. However if we remove Dionysos, we are not only have with thirty-nine different animals and characters left, we have different mythos entirely. The animals can be attributed to one of the Dionysos cults that follow Sabazius. Sabazius is attributed to be a god that closely follows Dionysos in regards to fertility. And during the festival of Sabazius the attraction to snakes and woodland creatures were part of the fertility rituals. The Satyrs and Wood Nymphs follow as a complement to one another. The tale of the relationship between the Satyrs and Nymphs are point directly
