According to Nonnus, Ampelos was gored to death by a wild bull after he mocked the goddess Selene, a scene described as follows: "[Ampelos, love of Dionysos...
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Ficus ampelos is a species of fig in the family Moraceae, native to Bangladesh, the Nicobar Islands, Malesia, Papuasia, Taiwan, and the Ryukyu Islands...
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his infatuation with a boy satyr, Ampelos, who struts at the center of the composition. Bacchus’ love for Ampelos is told by the ancient Greek poet Nonnos...
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settlements in the island of Samos, Greece. Agioi Theodoroi Agios Konstantinos Ampelos Chora Drakaioi Kallithea Karlovasi Kastania Kokkari Kontaiika Kontakaiika...
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Ampelus (Crete) (redirect from Ampelos (Crete))
Ampelus (Latin) or Ampelos (Greek: Ἄμπελος, lit. "Vine") was a town in the southeast extremity of ancient Crete, on a cape of the same name. Its site...
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Nonnus relates how Dionysus fell in love with a handsome satyr named Ampelos, who was killed by Selene due to him challenging her. On his death, Dionysus...
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family Vitaceae. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek: ἅμπελος (ampelos), which means "vine". The genus was named in 1803. It is disjunctly distributed...
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stimulans (IVI: 24.62%), Cinnamomum burmannii (IVI: 18.45%) and Ficus ampelos (IVI: 14.53%). The main trees found in the canopy are, besides the Toona...
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will soon die, just as all the young lovers of the gods do. Dionysus and Ampelos indulge in a series of sports contests, the god allowing the boy to win...
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The True Vine (Greek: ἡ ἄμπελος ἡ ἀληθινή hē ampelos hē alēthinē) is an allegory or parable given by Jesus in the New Testament. Found in John 15:1–17...
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