MotherGoddess of Aizanoi,
generally considered to be Kybele
Kybele
with leaf motive. Later this became the motive of the Green Men, symbolising his
commitment to the "cycle of birth and death"
Space under the temple.
Sanctuary ("Womb") of Kybele. Under Christianity these spaces became church
crypts
Nekropolis
Faces of the dead decorated with guirlandes.
Young boy
(Dionysos?) symbol of rebirth. People thus identified with the ancient "dying and
resurrecting" God i.e. the Green Man. This symbolism is abundantly present in every
Roman nekropolis
Ruins
of the bath house with temple
Stadion
and theatre
Mosaic of Maenad and Satyr,
emphasizing the importance of the Dionysian cult
