How cute is this little (4.9 cm) gold ππππ statue πππππΎ?!?! This statue πππππΎ is titled βAnubis as Defender of Osiris/Dionysus (?).β It is always so cool to see elements of Egyptian, Greek, or even Roman culture combined into a single statue πππππΎ! This statue πππππΎ is dated to the 2nd – 3rd Centiry A.D., which is the Roman Period of Egyptian history!
While the Romans equated Anubis πππͺπ ±π£ to Mercury, the Greeks actually equated Osiris πΉπ¨π to Dionysus! One interpretation of the statue is this: Anubis πππͺπ ±π£ is dressed in a military outfit, in order to signify his role as a fighter against the enemies of Osiris πΉπ¨π! Anubis πππͺπ ±π£ is holding a Thysrus in one hand ππΊ, which is a staff symbolic of/carried by the followers of Dionysus. In the other hand ππΊ, Anubis πππͺπ ±π£ is holding a falcon πππ‘π .
Cool Connection! BTS actually have a song called βDionysusβ and it is incredible with lots of cool mythological references/metaphors! My favorite line from the song is βArt is alcohol too, if you can drink it, you’ll get drunk foolβ¦β The song is about loving art so of course I love the lyrics because you all know how much I love Egyptian art!
In my independent study of Korean I did learn this though: The Korean word for βartβ is μμ (yesul) and the Korean word for βalcoholβ is μ (sul) so these lyrics are actually a word play! I just love languages and connecting the things I love together!