Thursday, March 27, 2014

Villa of The Mysteries

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villa_of_the_Mysteries

Outside of the city....a beautiful villa with incredible frescoes...please read the link.



The Villa is named for the paintings in one room of the residence. This space may have been a triclinium, and is decorated with very fine frescoes. Although the actual subject of the frescoes is hotly debated, the most common interpretation of the images is scenes of the initiation of a woman into a special cult of Dionysus, a mystery cult that required specific rites and rituals to become a member. Of all other interpretations, the most notable is that of Paul Veyne, who believes that it depicts a young woman undergoing the rites of marriage.









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