The statue depicts the Greek hunter Meleager, who earned his fame by killing a ferocious boar that terrorized the people of Calydon. According to AMCA, this is from the era of Roman Republic of Greece. Meaning, this piece is Roman but clearly influenced by Greece. Rome was so infatuated by Greece that they actually copied Greek and the Hellenistic period. It was practical and
Dionysus was one of the most popular deities of antiquity. Dionysus was a god of many roles; he was the god of wine, drugs, revelry, sex, completeness, theater, and lord of the dance of life.(Hamilton-1) He also represented the creative and destructive principals of life and in general, life itself. (Kristi-1) He was compared to and seen as somewhat of an equal to Zeus, who was the most prevalent and powerful of all the gods of antiquity. Although the time had long passed since Dionysus has been