A Motif of Parrots in Dionysian Contexts on Selected Examples of Hellenistic and Roman Mosaics
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https://doi.org/10.12797/SAAC.27.2023.27.07Keywords:
parrot, Dionysos, Nilotic scenes, Roman mosaics, tryphéAbstract
This paper provides an overview of the mosaics in which parrots are represented as a motive accompanying Dionysian themes. Based on the written and iconographic sources, the author argues that a parrot was an intrinsic element of the visual language conveying ideas of earthly happiness and eternal bliss, as well as the Hellenistic concept of tryphé.
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