Why Is Dionyso So Important To Greek?

The first object that I chose is the “Attic Red-Figure Column Krater” which was found in Athens, Greece. This Greek artifact was made in the Classical Period around 480 BCE. This object is roughly a foot tall and 3/4ths of a foot wide. The object itself is a Greek vase that widens as it nears the top. It has two handles on either side placed at the top of the vase where the bottom ends of the handles stop just before the vase bows out. The vase itself is black, but the etching and design work is brown/red with a few black details painted over it. According to DOMA, this Greek vase depicts the Greek god Dionysos, the god of wine and fertility, in the center of the piece drinking from a rhyton. On either side of Dionysos are two nude figures who each have pointed ears and a tail. DOMA states that these creatures are called “sileni” who are Dionysos’ drunken followers. DOMA also states that this vase was used for carrying wine. Which makes sense why Dionysos would be depicted on it. …show more content…
Dionysos is caring the rhyton in his left hand while he is holding something else in his right hand. I can’t make out what it is. Surrounding the figures a border made with triangle patterns and the sides and line patters on the top. At the bottom of the vase, the pattern is made up of triangles. Above the main picture and below the top pattern, this pattern is made up of swirls with dots and a triangle pattern. Although this triangle pattern is more curved at the base instead of an actual triangle