• Silenus took young Dionysus under his care in a cave on mount Nysa, in Caria. The Nysiades – local deities/nymphs – helped raise the child which grew to...
  • Silenus was described as the oldest, wisest and most drunken of the followers of Dionysus, and was said in Orphic hymns to be the young god's tutor.
  • A statue of Silenus with the young God Dionysus on his arm. The ancient Greeks and Romans had Gods for nearly everything.
  • The original "Statue of Silenus Embracing Baby Dionysus", first made by the Greek sculptor Lysippos, dates back to 300 BC.
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  • The god Silenus carries the infant Dionysus (Roman Bacchus) on his shoulders. The rustic deity clashes a pair of symbols and the child holds a bunch of grapes.
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  • Silenus and the Infant Dionysos. The aged Silenus, tutor and companion of the god of wine Dionysos, cradles the god who is here shown as a baby.
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  • The role of Silenus in painting and sculpture. Video: Silenus is the teacher and companion of Dionysus.
  • Young Dionysos with Seilenos. Download Full Size Image. A sculpture portraying a Silenus bearing the child Dionysos. Unknown Artist.
  • Nonnus(fifth century CE): Silenus plays an important role throughout the epic poem Dionysiaca, which relates the travels of the young god Dionysus.
  • Silenus, the happy drunk from Ancient Greece that taught Dionysus how to party. A statue of Silenus with the young God Dionysus on his arm.