THE WEDDING OF DIONYSOS

The ten figures on the depiction panel are from left to right; A male figure standing and drinking from a bowl - a Menad sitting and holding a torch - a dressed female figure walking to the right and the object she is holding in her hand with her arms raised cannot be understood (due to the destruction of the mosaic in this section) with a dressed woman sitting on the throne A male figure depicted with loose fabric masses waving around his naked torso, a moire around his head, a naked little child figure right next to the hat, two dressed female figures walking towards the left (the one on the left has a damaged head, the one on the right is more intact and has an open lid with items in its hand). She is holding a box.) On the far right, there is a woman holding a kind of flute in both hands, and behind her is a male figure with a bare upper body, messy hair and a beard. The presence of a "Child Eros" next to the couple in the group in the center, the two women on the right carrying a gift box for them, and the woman on the left, who we think is probably holding out a laurel wreath to put on Ariadne's head or spinning a thread to weave the web of fortune and fate, based on the movement of her arms. It suggests that this couple in the center of the scene reflects the union of Dionysus and Ariadne, in other words, their wedding. Since the festive marriage ceremonies that took place after Dionysus found Ariadne on the island of Naxos are frequently depicted in Dionysus-themed compositions, the scene here is of Dionysus and Ariadne rather than Thiasos. It would probably be more appropriate to interpret it as a wedding. Menad, at the top left, is a lover who is dissatisfied with this marriage and feels uneasy and resentful about losing Dionysus.