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BEAUTIFUL OSTIA |
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The Famous Theater Masks of Ostia. Green Men originated
from theater as well, hence, showing similarities (LINK:
Myra) |
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 Oceanus with green leaves |
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 Nymphs
with their beasts |
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I found Ostia very lovely, although very few Green Men
could be spotted there. My last chance was the museum |
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 Magna
Mater Kybele |
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 Her Son/Lover Attis, one of the early precursors of the
Green Men |
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Dionysian impressions |
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And there they were. Several Green Men on sarcophages.
Their position on top means that they ware considered very high in the hierarchy. As
symbols of "death and rebirth" they were the mediators in the transition to
afterlife |
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 Nymphs |
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 The
God Pan |
The fact that Pan has foliage coming out of his mouth
(right) proves that Green Men had their roots in trhe Dionysian tradition. In its turn it
originates in the old Vegetation Gods. This important lineage is unbroken |
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 Satyr
in the Green |
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 Tree
of Life with pomgranades, symbol of fertility |
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Once again: Attis with his characteristic cap |
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 By, by Ostia |
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