Hermaphroditus and Osiris-Dionysus : syncretism in Hellenistic Egypt
Résumé
Hermaphroditus is a Greek god that made his appearance in Egypt during the last decades of the IV century B. C. Some statuettes depicting Hermaphroditus were found here; the main characteristics are an accentuated femininity and the presence of male genitalia. He is part of the cycle of Dionysus, identified with Osiris in Egypt. Obviously, there are many differences between Osiris and Dionysus: the main one is that, while there are various representations of ithyphallic Osiris, Dionysus is never represented as ithyphallic, this aspect being entrusted to other participants of his entourage such as Hermaphroditus.
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Archéologie et PréhistoireOrigine | Fichiers produits par l'(les) auteur(s) |
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