The Birth of Bacchus

Описание: The Birth of Bacchus :On discovering that the supreme god Jupiter had impregnated the young mortal Semele, Jupiter's wife, Juno, hatched a plan to end the love affair. ... Here, Semele gives birth to Bacchus, who falls into the arms of nymphs below while his mother's body is consumed by flames.Birth of Bacchus. Bacchus (Dionysus), god of wine, fertility, and ritual or religious ecstasies, was born under trying circumstances. His mother, Semele, already with child from Jupiter, was induced by a jealous Juno to insist he visit her as a god, not disguised as a mortal.The Birth of Bacchus.The Birth of Bacchus :On discovering that the supreme god Jupiter had impregnated the young mortal Semele, Jupiter's wife, Juno, hatched a plan to end the love affair. ... Here, Semele gives birth to Bacchus, who falls into the arms of nymphs below while his mother's body is consumed by flames.Birth of Bacchus. Bacchus (Dionysus), god of wine, fertility, and ritual or religious ecstasies, was born under trying circumstances. His mother, Semele, already with child from Jupiter, was induced by a jealous Juno to insist he visit her as a god, not disguised as a mortal.The Birth of Bacchus