I know that it has somthing to do with anceint greece but i don't know what it is.
2007-10-19 09:10:45 · 5 answers · asked by paulhunter182 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
It was the staff/lance of the god, Dionysus:
"This mosaic, from the "House of Virgil," in Sousse, Tunisia depicts the majestic procession of the triumphant god, who is standing, his head wreathed in vine-leaves, holding a long thyrsus (lance) in one hand and the reins of his chariot in the other. Alongside him stands a Victory.
3rd c. AD (Sousse Museum)"
2007-10-19 09:16:28 · answer #1 · answered by johnslat 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Greek thursos which is a rod or wand tipped with a pine cone, symbolic of Bacchus/Dionysus, gods of wine
2007-10-19 16:17:52 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
From Answers.com dictionary:
Mythology. A staff tipped with a pine cone and twined with ivy, carried by Dionysus, Dionysian revelers, and satyrs.
2007-10-19 16:16:06 · answer #3 · answered by GenevievesMom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your answer lies here if no where else:
http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=GGLD,GGLD:2004-03,GGLD:en&q=thursos
2007-10-19 16:15:01 · answer #4 · answered by boggle10 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
google it
2007-10-19 16:12:50 · answer #5 · answered by portugalparasempre92 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋