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Description: | There are several legends about Bacchus' infancy, but one says that this illegitimate son of Jupiter and a mortal woman was pursued by the wrath of Juno, Jupiter's wife, and was raised by the nymphs of Nysa who taught him how to make wine. Once an adult he planted vines and was adored as the god of wine. But Juno eventually made him become mad and he wandered the world. In the picture, it is Mercury, the son and faithful servant of Jupiter, who delivers the child to his carers. The mountain in the background is Mount Nysa. | Subjects: | Bacchus and the Nymphs of Nysa) mythology (Mercury | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: French School Æ | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8974... | Go to resource |
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