Usually we associate the image of the Greek god Dionysus and the Latin Bacchus with the world of wine; It is, in fact, one of its most prominent facets, but it is not the only one … Like many other divinities, Bacchus is multifaceted, and this can be related to the chance life of the god from his birth on his thigh Father Zeus / Jupiter until his ascention to the Olympian.

God who holds mighty mysteries, Bacchus is also a god of fertility and prosperity of the fields or the theater. His iconography danced between a god entering the old age and a god with that look like a young man, accompanied by a great cortege of silens, satyrs and maenads.

By Isabel Rodà, Professor of the UAB.

On the occasion of the exhibition about the god Bacchus that can be seen in the Museum until June 9th and the Roman festival of Badalona, Magna Celebratio.