Young Dionysus Statue hand painted her crown and staring gaze

her crown and staring gaze incorporates Astarte

and Minerva

They dreamed in temple chambers underground on the island of Malta in the Mediterranean

Tara Maguire

red gray color finish

Young Dionysus Statue hand painted her crown and staring gazeYouth, Joy, Cycles of the Vine. The Divine Youth was the Goddess' partner in creation. He was often known as the "Year King" because his steady, passive role of renewal, ripening, harvest and death presaged the cycle of crop fertility. Dionysus embodies gentleness and joy. Lord of Grain, Leaf and Vine, he was central to ancient Greek annual ceremonies involving blood sacrifice to ensure crop fertility. He carries the phallic wand, was escorted by