Our Sweetest Image of Gentle Fatherhood
Wise and gentle, Greek Silenus, son of Hermes and foremost among the woodland spirits, was chosen as foster father to Dionysus.
Here the infant god is cuddled and cared for by his sturdy forest guardian, who in later life was present when Dionysus wed Ariadne.
[Vatican Museum]
10" gypsumstone staute, walnut shell color finish. #SD
see also: Greek and Roman items
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