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Anubis as the Defender of Osiris/Dionysus

How cute is this little (4.9 cm) gold π“‹žπ“ƒ‰π“ƒ‰π“ƒ‰ statue π“„šπ“ˆ–π“π“­π“€Ύ?!?! This statue π“„šπ“ˆ–π“π“­π“€Ύ is titled β€œAnubis as Defender of Osiris/Dionysus (?).” It is always so cool to see elements of Egyptian, Greek, or even Roman culture combined into a single statue π“„šπ“ˆ–π“π“­π“€Ύ! This statue π“„šπ“ˆ–π“π“­π“€Ύ is dated to the 2nd – 3rd Centiry A.D., which is the Roman Period of Egyptian history!

While the Romans equated Anubis π“‡‹π“ˆ–π“Šͺ𓅱𓃣 to Mercury, the Greeks actually equated Osiris π“Ήπ“Š¨π“€­ to Dionysus! One interpretation of the statue is this: Anubis π“‡‹π“ˆ–π“Šͺ𓅱𓃣 is dressed in a military outfit, in order to signify his role as a fighter against the enemies of Osiris π“Ήπ“Š¨π“€­! Anubis π“‡‹π“ˆ–π“Šͺ𓅱𓃣 is holding a Thysrus in one hand 𓂝𓏺, which is a staff symbolic of/carried by the followers of Dionysus. In the other hand 𓂝𓏺, Anubis π“‡‹π“ˆ–π“Šͺ𓅱𓃣 is holding a falcon π“ƒ€π“‡‹π“Ž‘π“…„.

Cool Connection! BTS actually have a song called β€œDionysus” and it is incredible with lots of cool mythological references/metaphors! My favorite line from the song is β€œArt is alcohol too, if you can drink it, you’ll get drunk fool…” 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 β€œart” is 예술 (yesul) and the Korean word for β€œalcohol” is 술 (sul) so these lyrics are actually a word play! I just love languages and connecting the things I love together!