women and the cult of bacchus [an imagined exhibition]

this post includes the text used for an honors project alongside my course in roman art and architecture. none of the photos included are my own.

The worship of Bacchus was present in many cultures throughout the ancient world within Greece, the Asia Minor, and the Roman Empire. Bacchus, also known by the Greek name Dionysus, was the god of wine-making, agriculture, and fertility. Some of his common symbols include the ivy vine and the grape cluster as well as phallic representations.

In ancient …